Supreme Court upholds affirmative action in university admissions

The Supreme Court upholds affirmative action case in Texas.
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The Supreme Court voted 4-3 on Thursday to uphold affirmative action in a case brought against the program at the University of Texas, Austin. In Texas, the law guarantees admission to any student who has graduated in the top 10 percent of his or her high school class. The remaining enrollments go to students who are considered for other factors, such as race, NBC News reports.

The lawsuit, brought by a white student who was denied admission to school, claimed it was not fair to make such a decision based on the vague qualifier of "race." Abigail Fisher argued that the 10 percent program already introduced enough diversity to campus.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.