We have been hearing a range of reactions to Thursday’s Supreme Court decision, ruling that race-conscious admissions practices at the University of North Carolina and Harvard are unconstitutional.
The ruling reversed decades of precedent in higher education, but Gail Heriot sees the change as a good thing.
Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with Heriot, a law professor at the University of San Diego. She opposes affirmative action in higher admissions and serves on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
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