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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas read his concurring opinion from the bench Thursday, a rarity that underscored the importance he ascribes to the decision striking down affirmative action in college admissions. Thomas, a conservative and one of two African Americans on the court, voted with the six-member majority that found the admissions programs at the…

In a 6 -3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled higher education institutions may not consider race as a factor in admissions

The ruling will curb bias in university admissions and encourage free speech, says the presidential-primaries candidate | By Invitation

Thomas accused the court's newest justice of casting all Black people as victims and wanting to "reallocate society’s riches by racial means."

Biden said he was considering executive action following court’s decision to limit power of universities to consider an applicant’s race in admissions

No other public universities use race as a factor, but Texas private schools like Rice and Southern Methodist University will be impacted.

No other public universities use race as a factor, but Texas private schools like Rice and Southern Methodist University will impacted.

The Supreme Court is poised to decide the fate of using race in college admissions. Here are some key questions that could shape the majority’s opinion.

Race-conscious admissions programs were never an adequate remedy for the vast racial and socioeconomic inequities in higher education, a timely new report explains.

The court’s decision this week served as an affirmation that race-conscious protections such as these can and should exist in US law