Supreme Court agrees to reconsider use of race in college admission decisions

Supreme Court agrees to reconsider use of race in college admission decisions - The Washington Post: "The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will reconsider whether affirmative action may be considered when public universities choose which students to admit, revisiting a 2003 decision that allows race as a factor in admission decisions.

The court will hear a white student’s claims that the University of Texas’s race-conscious admission policy cost her a spot in the freshman class. The justices will hear the case in the term that begins in October, making it likely that affirmative action will be an issue in the fall elections."