Affirmative Action Brought Before Supreme Court (photos)
By • November 6, 2012 0 1438
The Supreme Court heard a challenge to its long-standing ruling that race may be considered as a factor in the college admissions process (affirmative action) on Oct. 10. Justices debated the case of Fisher v. University of Texas. A white student, Abigail Fisher, brought the case after her application to the University of Texas-Austin was rejected in 2008. In her lawsuit, she questioned whether the university’s admissions system uses race unnecessarily. The outcome could have major implications for higher education.
View photos of the activity outside the Supreme Court Building by clicking on the photo icons below.
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- LaDre Britt, a 14 year student from Dunbar High in Washington DC, sits on the steps in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building (all photos by Jeff Malet) | Jeff Malet
