Jun 29, 2023:

By a vote of 6-3 the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling stating that Harvard College and University of North Carolina admissions practices violate the U.S. Constitution's 14th Amendment's equal protection clause which bars racial discrimination by government entities.

Justices John Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett agreed with the majority opinion.

Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented.

Read the official 237-page U.S. Supreme Court decision (including all justice opinions) here.

Source:

Howe, Amy. (June 29, 2023). "Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action programs in college admissions". SCOTUS Blog. Retrieved 2023-07-03

Schonfeld, Zach. (June 29, 2023). "Supreme Court upends affirmative action in college admissions". The Hill. Retrieved 2023-07-03

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