U.S. Supreme Court
Jul. 2, 2016
The evolution of Justice Kennedy
On the 13th anniversary of its 2003 decision in the landmark Grutter v. Bollinger, the U.S. Supreme Court finally put to rest Fisher v. University of Texas, by reaffirming the constitutionality of race-conscious admissions programs. By Eva Paterson
On the 13th anniversary of its 2003 decision in the landmark Grutter v. Bollinger, the U.S. Supreme Court finally put to rest Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, with the 4-3 majority decision on June 23 paying homage to Grutter by reaffirming the constitutionality of race-conscious admissions programs.
Given that the court had two empty seats in this decision - one because of an unfilled vacancy, the other due to Justice Elena Kagan's recusal...
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