Scalia suggests black students do better at a ‘slower’ school than UT

The case, which originated in 2008, hinges on the remaining quarter of applicants, who are admitted through a “holistic” evaluation (one of the considered factors is race).

About a month ago, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia spoke to first-year law students at Georgetown, where he drew a parallel between gay people, pedophiles, and child abusers. He’s never voted to maintain an affirmative action plan but appeared less certain than the other conservatives of the court that he had all the info needed to pass judgment on the system in UT.

A decision is expected by June.

What do you all think of Justice Scalia’s comments? Scalia suggested they might be better off attending “slower-track” schools where they can prosper.

He went on to note that, “[Black students are] being pushed into schools that are too advanced for them, ” citing a level of comfort that these students may have if placed at institutions less advanced.

But chief justice John Roberts made clear he was impatient with the continued need for affirmative action in admissions policies. Fisher claims that UT at Austin’s policy violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment – and that the school admitted minority students who were less qualified than she was.

The case has been closely followed with a number of business and education interests supporting affirmative action.

Outside the white marble courthouse, demonstrators on both sides of the issue staged protests.

After reporters shared these remarks, Scalia became a top trending topic on Twitter. That could mean that the Texas admissions plan is in peril and that affirmative action at colleges and universities around the nation may be in trouble as well.

“Now is not the time”, Garre said. They reiterated that universities must have a compelling reason to use affirmative action and show that no “race-neutral” alternatives to it suffice.

The High Court first heard this case in 2012, but sent it back to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals with instructions to apply more scrutiny to the use of a racial component in the holistic review. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, by contrast, didn’t leave much doubt of her disdain for those who minimize the role of race in American society.

The challengers are contesting only UT’s unusual program.

“One of -one of the briefs pointed out that -most of the -most of the black scientists in this country don’t come from schools like the University of Texas”, Scalia said.

“It’s created to ensure that the pipeline for leadership and opportunity remains open for minority students, but it’s also created to ensure that the environment, the educational environment where the future leaders of the state are being developed and shaped and educated include a variety of voices from across the range of experiences in the state”. The university’s supplemental admissions policy, targeted in the lawsuit, looks beyond grades to a range of factors including race.

“Like most Americans, I don’t believe students should be treated differently due to their race”, Fisher said. This girl feels she was more deserving, that is unfair. Here’s Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg asking the question now on everyone’s mind. During the oral arguments, former US Solicitor General Greg Garre, who is representing the university, was explaining this to the justices. Fisher has since graduated from Louisiana State University and now works as a financial analyst in Austin.