CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III have joined calls to expand the U.S. Supreme Court under the backdrop of an impending case that is expected to restrict or end the use of race as a factor in college admissions.
During a Tuesday press conference in Chapel Hill, Sharpton and King cited the case as further proof of why expansion was necessary.
The case, Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina, could transform admissions practices at colleges and universities across the country. It looks at whether UNC’s use of race in admissions violates the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.
