Name: Supreme Court decision could change affirmative action at UNC and beyond
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Description: Affirmative action, or race-based admissions decision, for our colleges and universities could go away after a lawsuit filed against the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Affirmative action, or race-based admissions decision, for our colleges and universities could go away after a lawsuit filed against the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 

<p>INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO TRACK THEM DOWN TONIGHT. &gt;&gt;&gt; THIS IS THE PART OF THE NEWSCAST WHERE I INVITE YOU TO JOIN THE CONVERSATION. ARE WE GLOSSING OVER IMPORTANT TOPICS? EMAIL ME AT DAN AT WRAL.COM. TONIGHT, LET'S START A DISCUSSION INTO INFORMATIVE -- AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, RACE-BASED ADMISSIONS DECISIONS BECAUSE IT COULD GO AWAY. AFTER A LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA. HERE IS THE LATEST HEADLINE, SUPREME COURT TO SIP -- CONSIDER LANDMARK CHALLENGE TO HARVARD AND UNC AFFIRMATIVE ACTION. IN ORDER TO RESERVE SPOTS FOR OTHER MINORITY GROUPS LIKE BLACK STUDENTS. THE KEYWORD TO TAKE AWAY IS QUOTAS, WHICH ARE A NO-NO. LET ME TRY TO ASK PLANE FROM THE BEGINNING. THE TERM AFFIRMATIVE ACTION WAS FIRST USED IN 1960 BY JFK, TO DISCUSS PROBLEMS WITH DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKFORCE. THE IDEA WAS VAGUE AT THE TIME, BUT THE GOAL WAS SIMPLE, IT CALLED ON INSTITUTIONS TO HIRE MORE BLACK PEOPLE. AFTER DECADES OF DIRECT ACTION TO BLOCK THEM FROM CERTAIN ACCESS. THEN, PAIRED WITH THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, THAT IDEA STARTED TO TAKE SHAPE. MOSTLY BY SETTING ASIDE SPOTS THAT WERE EXCLUSIVELY RESERVED FOR MINORITY APPLICANTS. THAT IS WHEN ALLEN CAME ALONG. IN THE MID-1970S, HE GOT REJECTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA TWICE, DESPITE HAVING HIGHER TEST SCORES THAN SOME OF THE BLACK STUDENTS WHO WERE ACCEPTED WHO FILLED SPOTS RESERVED EXCLUSIVELY FOR MINORITIES. HE SUED OVER THIS, AND THE SUPREME COURT AGREED WITH HIM. JUSTICES UPHOLD AFFIRMATIVE ACTION. THEY DECIDED TO THINGS IN THIS CASE, THE RACIAL QUOTAS WEREN'T -- WERE UNCONSTITUTIONAL, AND THAT DIVERSITY IS IMPORTANT FOR A THRIVING SOCIETY. AND RACE CAN'T BE IGNORED WHEN STRIVING FOR DIVERSITY. JUSTICE HARRY BLACKMUN WROTE THIS AT THE TIME, IN ORDER TO GET BEYOND RACISM WE MUST FIRST TAKE ACCOUNT OF RACE. THERE IS NO OTHER WAY. SCHOOLS STOPPED DESIGNATED SPECIAL SPOTS AND STARTED USING RACE SIMPLY AS A FACTOR. SCHOOLS CONSIDER LOTS OF FACTORS WHEN YOU APPLY OTHER THAN YOUR TEST SCORES. MAYBE YOU WERE THE CLASS PRESIDENT OR FIRST CHAIR IN THE ORCHESTRA. MAYBE YOU WRITE THE SCHOOL PAPER OR PLAY ON THE SOFTBALL TEAM. ALL OF THAT STUFF. AND WITH AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, YOUR RACE IS ALSO CONSIDERED A FACTOR IN THE NAME OF DIVERSITY. WHICH, UNFORTUNATELY IN THIS CASE, IS A WORD THAT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DEFINE UNIVERSALLY. HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOUR SCHOOL IS DIVERSE OR DIVERSE ENOUGH? IF YOU DECIDE IT IS DIVERSE ENOUGH, AND USE THE RACE OF NEW APPLICANTS TO CONTINUE THAT LEVEL OF DIVERSITY, WOULDN'T THAT BE A FORM OF A QUARTER? IT'S A GRAY AREA, IT LED TO A LOT OF DISAGREEMENTS. INCLUDING THE MOST RECENT ONE, WE ARE SEEING INVOLVED USC. THE SUPREME COURT HAS RULED IN EVERY CASE THAT RACE STILL DESERVES TO BE A PART OF THE PROCESS. I KNOW THIS IS A TOUCHY TOPIC, IT IS EASY TO GET EMOTIONALLY CHARGED. I WATCHED LOCAL NEWS COVERAGE AND I HEARD AN ANCHOR ASKED A REPORTER, SO YOU ARE SAYING IT IS ACTUALLY BAD? IT KIND OF RUBBED ME THE WRONG WAY, IT ISN'T INTRINSICALLY GOOD OR BAD. IT IS A TOOL, WE KNOW THAT RACE MATTERS IN SOCIETY. HOW AND TO WHAT DEGREE IS CONSTANTLY CHANGING AND BEING DEBATED, JUST LIKE THE TOOLS WE USE TO DEAL WITH RACISM IN THIS COUNTRY. IN 2003, THE SUPREME COURT UPHELD AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN A CASE. IT WAS A CASE INVOLVING A WHITE WOMAN WHO DIDN'T GET ACCEPTED INTO MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL. JUSTICE SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR HELD THAT WHILE THE USE OF RACE WAS ACCEPTABLE, SHE SAID "RACE CONSCIOUS ADMISSIONS POLICIES MUST BE LIMITED IN TIME." AND THAT THE COURT EXPECTS THAT 25 YEARS FROM NOW, THE USE OF RACIAL PREFERENCES WILL NO LONGER BE NECESSARY TO FURTHER THE INTEREST OF TODAY. SHE WAS A REPUBLICAN. BUT PROGRESSIVE JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG ALSO SAID AND CONCURRED WITH THE JUDGMENT, THOUGH SHE DID DISAGREE WITH THAT SPECIFIC TIMELINE. BUT JUSTICE GINSBURG WROTE THAT RACE CONSCIOUS PROGRAMS MUST HAVE A LOGICAL ENDPOINT. SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT WITH THE CONSERVATIVE MAKEUP OF THE CURRENT COURT THAT ENDPOINT MAY BE SOMETIME NEXT YEAR. SO, I GUESS WE HAVE BETWEEN NOW AND THEN TO DISCUSS. AGAIN, THIS IS A DISCUSSION. I KNOW THERE IS A LOT MORE TO DISCUSS. IF THERE IS SOMETHING YOU THINK I HAVEN'T SAID, SOMETHING I MISSED, SOMETHING YOU THINK I SHOULD CONSIDER, EMAIL ME AT DAN AT WRAL.COM, FEEL FREE TO ASK OBLIGATED QUESTIONS.</p>

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