The group challenging Harvard and UNC, in separate cases, is Students for Fair Admissions, which brought a new wrinkle to the debate by using Asian American plaintiffs who the group said have joined Whites as losers in the affirmative action process.
Supreme Court justices eye end of race-based preferences in school admissions
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Students for Fair Admissions argued the use of race in the evaluation of applications discriminates against Asian Americans who, the group contends, would be accepted to top colleges in much greater numbers under a race-blind, test-score-driven system.
Supreme Court schedules affirmative action cases for Oct. 31
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