Supreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)

Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College (Affirmative Action)

August 16, 2023 Jake Leahy Season 2022 Episode 53
Supreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)
Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College (Affirmative Action)
Show Notes

In Students for Fair Admissions, the Supreme Court reviewed whether the admissions systems used by Harvard College and the University of North Carolina are constitutional under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Held: The universities' race-based affirmative action admissions programs are unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. Read by Jeff Barnum.