It has staunchly defended its “holistic” admissions policy, which considers race as one factor among many and has been held up as a model by the Supreme Court. The case is widely seen as a battle over the future of affirmative action. The suit is tailor-made to go to the Supreme Court, and if it does, it could change the face of admissions. The plaintiffs, Students for Fair Admissions, are a group of Asian-American students who were rejected by Harvard. The judge is Allison D. Burroughs, who was nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed to the federal bench in 2014.

Source: New York Times October 15, 2018 19:26 UTC