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The Supreme Court has issued its ruling regarding affirmative action on Thursday, saying that colleges and universities can no longer use race as a factor in college admissions.

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Using very strong language, the Supreme Court has struck down affirmative action (racial preference) plans at both a public and private university.

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© 2011 Dorann Weber/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court decided Thursday to set new limits on affirmative action, striking down the current race-conscious admissions policies in place at University of

The Court's core ruling is unsurprising, but its future effects are uncertain.

By Ariane de Vogue, Devan Cole and Tierney Sneed, CNN

© 2011 Dorann Weber/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court decided Thursday to set new limits on affirmative action, striking down the current race-conscious admissions policies in place at University of North Carolina and Harvard University. T...

Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions policies Harvard and the University of North Carolina on Thursday. By Isabella Hammond

The Supreme Court says colleges and universities can no longer take race into consideration as a specific basis for granting admission, a landmark decision overturning long-standing precedent that has benefited Black and Latino students in higher education.