Question

the current supreme court precedent for the use of affirmative action in college admissions is that diversity in education is a compelling state interest and that the use of race in admissions is constitutional only if it is used as one of a number of factors in a decision.

true
false

Explanation:

Analyze the current Supreme Court precedent

In June 2023, the Supreme Court ruled in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (and SFFA v. UNC) that race-based affirmative action programs in college admissions violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. This decision effectively overturned the previous precedent established in Grutter v. Bollinger (2003), which had held that student body diversity was a compelling state interest justifying the narrow use of race as one of many factors.

Evaluate the statement's truth value

Because the 2023 ruling ended the constitutional use of race as a factor in college admissions, the statement describing the Grutter standard as the "current Supreme Court precedent" is false.

Answer:

• True
• (False) (Correct answer)