On Tuesday, Professor Vinay Harpalani appeared on HuffPost Live to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action. The case originated in Michigan, where voters backed a proposition to amend the state’s constitution to ban affirmative action measures in public education and employment. In the 6-2 decision, the Court upheld the right of Michigan and other states to prohibit racial preferences as a factor in university admissions.
In the video interview, Prof. Harpalani explained what this might mean for the future of affirmative action in university admissions. Click here to watch, and be sure to check out some of Prof. Harpalani’s scholarship focusing on race and education:
• Diversity within Racial Groups and the Constitutionality of Race-Conscious Admissions, 15 University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law 463 (2012)
• Fisher’s Fishing Expedition, 15 University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law Heightened Scrutiny 57 (2013)
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