The Supreme Court declared affirmative action programs at public and private colleges and universities unconstitutional on Thursday in a decision written by Chief Justice John Roberts. In the 21st century, the artificially low admittance rate of Asian American applicants became a focus of opposition to affirmative action. Affirmative action programs in education grew out of efforts to promote racial equality. In 1978, the Supreme Court heard arguments in its first big affirmative action case: Regents of the University of California v. Bakke. Nine states, including California and Michigan, have already banned the use of affirmative action in state school admissions.

Source: Huffington Post June 29, 2023 14:31 UTC