Supporters of affirmative action in higher education appear to have dodged a bullet this morning, as the U.S. Supreme Court declined to use an affirmative-action case involving public-school systems to overturn its landmark 2003 ruling that allowed a limited form of affirmative action in college admissions. More details coming shortly on the decision. —Andrew Mytelka
Update: A Chronicle article provides more detail and analysis of the Supreme Court’s majority and minority opinions.




