Biden defends affirmative action use in college admissions after Supreme Court landmark ruling

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President Joe Biden called on colleges to evaluate "adversity overcome" by applicants after the Supreme Court on Thursday set new limits on affirmative action programs in cases involving whether public and private colleges and universities can continue to useopinion written by Chief Justice John Roberts

Harvard students Shruthi Kumar, left, and Muskaan Arshad, join a rally on affirmative action in college admissions, in Washington, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022.Jackson joined the dissents of Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan in the two cases. Students for Fair Admissions, a conservative group, sued Harvard University and the University of North Carolina over their race-conscious admissions programs, alleging intentional discrimination toward Asian American applicants.The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the group in a decision that will have major ramifications for the college admissions process in the U.S.

 

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