SCOTUS just finished hearing arguments on two college affirmative action cases. Let us explain what’s going on …
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00:00The Supreme Court is back in session and will issue decisions on a variety of topics,
00:04including affirmative action. So what is affirmative action and how has SCOTUS
00:08ruled on cases related to it in the past? Brute can explain in less than 60 seconds.
00:12Affirmative action, which looks to increase diversity on college campuses and in the
00:16workplace, has been shaped by legal precedents and rulings over the last four decades. But now,
00:21Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students for Fair Admission v. University
00:26of North Carolina could change that. The organization argues that schools are
00:30violating the 14th Amendment and federal law with affirmative action admissions procedures,
00:35and wants the court to overturn the 2003 Grutter v. Bollinger decision, which allows for colleges
00:40to use race as a factor for admissions decisions. The court most recently ruled on an affirmative
00:46action case back in 2016, when a 4-3 decision in Fisher v. University of Texas allowed for
00:52admissions faculties to continue using race as a factor.