Supreme Court affirmative action cases open with tense first arguments

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : The Supreme Court first upheld affirmative action in college admissions in a 1978 ruling that held that actions to achieve diversity were permissible but racial quotas were not.
48% : Activists demonstrate as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on a pair of cases that could decide the future of affirmative action in college admissions, in Washington, Monday, Oct. 31One case comes from University of North Carolina, while another is against Harvard University (pictured: Supreme Court Police hand out tickets to members of the public to attend oral arguments on Monday)
34% : It comes after the court's last term saw it overturn federal abortion protections granted in Roe v. Wade and deem New York's strict conceal carry gun laws unconstitutional, both of which have angered Democratic officials and voters.

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