Grutter v. Bollinger

In a rare display of unity with our rivals across the bay, we concur. However, in the true fashion of Supreme Court decisions, we fail to wholeheartedly agree with its majority opinion. 

The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a significant victory to supporters of affirmative action June 23 when it upheld the consideration of race in the admissions policy of the University of Texas at Austin. But the decision won’t impact the university’s admissions policy because California state law supersedes the verdict.

California voters may soon have the opportunity to decide if race, gender or ethnicity should be used as factors of consideration in admission, retention and recruitment programs in the state’s higher education systems, including the UC.

The U.S. Supreme Court ordered Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, a case which considered the constitutionality of using race in university admissions, to be reexamined by lower courts in a decision Monday.

In this second of a four part series, we consider how Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, a debate examining the constitutionality of considering race in the university admissions process, will impact higher education admissions nationwide.