Controversy
Status:Resolved
Will Affirmative Action in Higher Education Be Ruled Unconstitutional?
Resolution:
Yes.
Resolved on Jun 29, 2023
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Claims
David HinojosaAffirmation action will survive as we "have the Constitution on our side."
Ian Millhiser"[A]ffirmative action’s days in university admissions may be numbered."
MetaculusWill the Supreme Court end racial preferences in university admissions in SFFA vs. Harvard before 2030?
Ruben Navarrette Jr"It's time to pull off the bandage [affirmative action] and heal the patient, once and for all."
Clarence ThomasAffirmative action is "patently unconstitutional."
Clarence Thomas"The Court's opinion rightly makes clear that Grutter is, for all intents and purposes, overruled."
Reginald OhChief Justice John Roberts will "basically abolish affirmative action while saying he did not.”Aug 16, 2023
Edward BlumWe hope the justices will "finally end the consideration of race and ethnicity in college admissions."
Ted WellsThere's a "real possibility that the Supreme Court will ban affirmative action in higher education next term."
Vivek Ramaswamy"The Supreme Court just struck it [affirmative action] down in college admissions. As President, I will end it in every sphere of American life."
Donald Harris"The [Supreme Court] decision could be limited to just affirmative action policies in higher education."
Sonia SotomayorThis Court "holds that race can no longer be used in a limited way in college admissions to achieve such critical benefits."
Students for Fair AdmissionsAffirmative action admissions are "unfair, unnecessary, and unconstitutional."
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