Supreme Court hears challenges to race-conscious admissions at Harvard and UNC

The Supreme Court hears oral arguments on October 31, 2022, in Students for Fair Admissions cases against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. The plaintiffs ask the Court to end race-conscious admissions. The universities argue that limited consideration of race helps build diverse educational communities and is allowed under Grutter. Challengers argue the policies discriminate and violate equal protection and Title VI. The hearing signals that the Court is prepared to reconsider decades of affirmative-action doctrine in higher education.