Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action
The Court Rules That Michigan’s Ban on Affirmative Action in Higher Education Is Constitutional
Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action was featured in Color-blind College Admissions, Supreme Court Debates (Apr. 2014). The following is excerpted from the summary of the majority opinion written by Justice Kennedy, as prepared by the Court Reporter of Decisions. This case is not about the constitutionality, or the merits, of race-conscious admissions policies in higher education. Here, the principle that the consideration of race in admissions is permissible when certain conditions are met is not being challenged. Rather, the question concerns whether, and in what manner, voters in the States may choose to prohibit the consideration of such…
