The Supreme Court has passed historic rulings, including affirmative action. Which has far-reaching consequences for race, education, and elections in the America?
For, the second year in a row the chief justice John Roberts court overturned years of legal precedent, allowing Harvard University and the University of North Carolina to consider an applicant's race in college admissions.
Chief Justice John Roberts argued that students should be treated based on their experiences. While Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivered the critical opinion in the court for rolling back decades of precedent.
ESSENTIAL POINTS OF RULINGS: Affirmative action
1. There is a tacit assumption that Black people are less intelligent.
2. Psychology was crucial in the spread of this racist mindset.
3. Black pupils are thought to be too dim to attend prestigious universities.
4. Providing emotional and unpaid labour in challenging educational environments is necessary for Black pupils.
