New Updates: U.S. Supreme Court Hears Argument in Cases on Race in University Admissions

Nov. 7, 2022

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On October 31, 2022, oral argument at the U.S. Supreme Court began in two cases addressing whether institutions of higher education can use race as a factor in admissions.  Learn more about these cases on the Clearinghouse, in our newly updated case entries: 

Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina

and

Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard