Race-based affirmative action in college admissions is likely on its way out, as the Supreme Court began hearing arguments in two cases challenging the policy.
On Monday, the Supreme Court began hearing arguments on two cases brought by Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), an anti-affirmative action group, seeking to challenge the University of North Carolina (UNC) and Harvard University's race-conscious admissions policies. While the Court has sided in favor of colleges seeking to use race-based affirmative action policies in the past, most recently in 2016, the Court's current conservative majority leads legal experts to believe that the policy will most likely be ruled unconstitutional.
