Conservative US Supreme Court justices signalled scepticism on Monday towards the legality of race-conscious admissions policies in cases involving Harvard University and the University of North Carolina (UNC) that could imperil affirmative action programmes often used to boost enrollment of Black and Hispanic students.
The court was hearing tense arguments from a group founded by anti-affirmative action activist Edward Blum in appeals of lower court rulings upholding programmes used at the two prestigious schools to foster student diversity. The justices heard the UNC case first.
