'With let-them-eat-cake obliviousness, today, the majority pulls the ripcord and announces 'colorblindness for all' by legal fiat,' Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote.
in higher education prompted sharp dissents from two members of the court's liberal wing, Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson.
The court's rejection of affirmative action in college admissions is likely to reshape how higher education institutions across the country consider applicants, as colleges and universities can no longer use race as a factor in their admissions' decisions. , said universities can, however, consider a students' discussion of how race affected his or her life, such as in application essays.
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