Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote that the court was “merely” imposing its “preferred college application format” on the country by “taking on the role of college administrators to decide what is better for society.” “In other words, the student must be treated based on his or her experiences as an individual-not on the basis of race,” the opinion stated.ĭissenting Democratic-appointed justices objected, insisting that the ruling would make it practically impossible for colleges and universities to take race into account in admissions.
While the decision will impact admissions policies that have historically benefited Black and Latino students, the ruling still allows colleges and universities to consider an applicant’s discussion of how race has affected their life as long as it is “concretely tied” to a “quality of character or unique ability” that the applicant can bring to the school.Ĭhief Justice John Roberts, in the majority opinion, noted that applicants could share in essays also how their heritage or culture motivated them to take on a leadership role, for instance. Majority says race can still be a part of admissions applications, minority unconvinced Here are some other key effects of the ruling.
The ruling means that admissions programs like those at the two universities at the center of the case, Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, are no longer permitted. The Supreme Court’s landmark decision on Thursday to gut affirmative action has made it unlawful for colleges to take race into consideration as a specific factor in admissions.
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