Affirmative Action admission programs ruled unconstitutional in latest Supreme Court decision

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : The White House also put forward a plan to fill the role of affirmative action by first providing colleges and universities clarity on what admissions practices and additional programs remain lawful in the next 45 days.
58% : The first case to discuss affirmative action admission policies in higher education was Regents of University of University of California v. Bakke, which found that the "attainment of a diverse student body" through affirmative action was permissible, but that quotas that reserve spots for certain races were unconstitutional.
56% : Grutter v. Bollinger upheld affirmative action, stating that "narrowly tailored use of race in admissions" was permissible, but that race could not be the only factor.
50% : In a landmark case that will change admission policies for higher education institutions, the U.S. Supreme Court held that race-conscious admissions, better known as affirmative action, violated the 14th Amendment under the Equal Protection Clause.
50% :Affirmative Action has had a storied history in the American legal system dating back to the Civil Rights Movement, when President Lyndon B. Johnson said in Executive Order 11246 that companies "will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin."

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