Supreme Court's ruling against affirmative action leaves defense-related loophole

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While the Supreme Court ruled against affirmative action in college admissions, the conservative majority’s opinion noted an exception.

While the Supreme Court ruled Thursday against affirmative action in college admissions, the conservative majority’s opinion noted an exception related to national defense, saying military academies weren’t covered by the courty’s decision.

“Between that and the passage of the chief’s opinion where he leaves open the possibility that a single applicant might talk about how race shaped their experience, I think affirmative action as we have known it is dead, but whether that means there’s going to be no room for any colleges and universities to ever take race into account going forward, I think it’s not actually settled.”

Sotomayor said in a separate dissent that “national security interests are also implicated at civilian universities,” referring to the links between the defense industry and many colleges. “The court is saying diversity shouldn’t matter, EXCEPT when deciding who can fight and die for our country — reinforcing the notion that these communities can sacrifice for America but not be full participants in every other way,” tweeted Crow, an Army veteran who served in Afghanistan and Iraq.

 

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