Supreme Court Revives Race-in-Admissions Fight With 4 Maryland Middle Schools 3 Years After 2023 Ruling
Updated
Updated · The New York Times · Oct 19
Supreme Court Revives Race-in-Admissions Fight With 4 Maryland Middle Schools 3 Years After 2023 Ruling
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 19
Summary
Montgomery County’s 4 selective public middle schools will be at the center of a new Supreme Court test of how far schools can go to diversify admissions without explicitly using race.
A group of mostly Asian American parents sued after the district changed its admissions criteria, arguing the revised rules unlawfully disadvantaged Asian American students.
The case returns the justices to the issue 3 years after their 2023 decision striking down race-conscious admissions at Harvard and the University of North Carolina, while leaving unresolved race-neutral diversity policies.
The court had recently turned away similar challenges from Virginia and West Point, but at least 4 justices voted to hear this one; arguments are set for next year, with a ruling due by late June or early July.