Supreme Court... Tougher Scrutiny of Affirmative Action Plans
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Lib e rty -vs- Tyr a nny A perfectly sensible and right decision by the SCOTUS... Even given the fairly obvious left bias throughout the article. USA TODAY - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court drew new limits on colleges' use of affirmative action Monday, saying that although racial preferences remain constitutional, they are permissible only if schools can first show that there are "no workable race-neutral alternatives." The court's 7-1 decision, written by Justice Anthony Kennedy, suggests that public schools can use affirmative action only as a last resort for creating a diverse student body, and raises the prospect that colleges will face a tougher burden of justifying them in the future. But the justices stopped short of issuing a broader decision either fully cementing or eliminating schools' ability to take account of an applicant's race. Kennedy wrote that public universities could adopt affirmative act...