Coverage dated February 19, 2024

Justices decline to intervene in another dispute over race and school admissions

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Less than a year after its decision striking down the admissions programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina as unconstitutional on the ground that they explicitly considered an applicant’s race as part of their admissions process, the Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to wade into the

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19 articles, oldest first.

  1. New York Post

    Supreme Court passes on case alleging elite Virginia school discriminates against Asian-Americans (opens New York Post)

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    The Supreme Court passed on reviewing a challenge against admissions practices at an elite public high school in Northern Virginia Tuesday, drawing an impassioned dissent from Justice Thomas Alito.

  2. The 74 Million

    Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to Admissions Policy at Elite Va. High School (opens The 74 Million)

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    The move drew a sharp dissent from two conservative justices, who called a lower court’s reasoning “indefensible.”

  3. SCOTUSblog

    Justices decline to intervene in another dispute over race and school admissions (opens SCOTUSblog)

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    Less than a year after its decision striking down the admissions programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina as unconstitutional on the ground that they explicitly considered an applicant’s race as part of their admissions process, the Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to wade into the

  4. NBC4 Washington

    Supreme Court stays out of racial preferences fight over Virginia high school's admissions (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    The Supreme Court turned away a challenge to an admissions policy aimed at encouraging diversity at a Virginia high school.

  5. CBS News

    Supreme Court turns away affirmative action dispute over Virginia high school (opens CBS News)

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    A group of parents challenged the new admissions criteria for Thomas Jefferson High School, arguing it unconstitutionally discriminated against Asian-American students.

  6. KTVZ Bend

    Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Virginia high school’s ‘race-neutral’ admissions policy (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined Tuesday to hear a challenge to a top Virginia high school’s “race-neutral” admissions policy that critics say discriminates against Asian American students.

  7. The Daily Caller

    Supreme Court Declines To Review Racial Admissions Case At Elite High School (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Supreme Court declined to review a case involving an affirmative action program at one of the most highly-ranked high schools in the country.

  8. Washington Examiner

    Supreme Court rejects Virginia suit over race in high school admission policy (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Supreme Court declined to take up a case challenging a Virginia high school's policies that parents said discriminate against Asian Americans.

  9. Fox News

    Alito issues fiery 10-page dissent as Supreme Court declines to review elite high school admissions case (opens Fox News)

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    Two of the Supreme Court’s conservative justices issued a fiery dissent Tuesday after the high court declined to hear a case challenging a Virginia high school’s admissions program.

  10. Courthouse News Service

    Supreme Court won’t jump into another fight over diversity in school admissions (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    After upending decades of precedent to curtail affirmation action policies, the high court decided not to review a high school’s workaround to increase diversity.

  11. CNN

    Affirmative action: Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Virginia high school’s ‘race-neutral’ admissions policy (opens CNN)

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    The Supreme Court declined Tuesday to hear a challenge to a top Virginia high school’s “race-neutral” admissions policy that critics say discriminates against Asian-American students.

  12. Politico

    Supreme Court rejects Thomas Jefferson high school admissions case (opens Politico)

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    Two conservative justices warn that lower court ruling offers roadmap to preserve racially discriminatory policies

  13. The Daily Caller

    ‘Wipe The Decision Off The Books’: Justice Alito Blasts Supreme Court For Declining Review Of Racial Admissions Case (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Samuel Alito issued a strongly-worded dissent from a Supreme Court decision to deny reviewing a case concerning affirmative action at a prominent high school.

  14. The Christian Post

    Supreme Court allows high school admissions policy that reduced share of Asian students to stand (opens The Christian Post)

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    The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal challenging an elite Virginia high school’s admissions policy that opponents believe discriminates against Asian American applicants.

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