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🚨BREAKING: Supreme Court outlaws race as a college admissions factor, striking down affirmative action.

As Chief Justice Roberts has stated, “The best way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.”

— Rep. Barry Loudermilk (@RepLoudermilk) June 29, 2023

Fox News: Supreme Court rejects affirmative action in ruling on universities using race in admissions decisions

The U.S. Supreme Court handed down a major ruling on affirmative action Thursday, rejecting the use of race as a factor in college admissions as a violation of the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause.

In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the majority opinion that, "A benefit to a student who overcame racial discrim­ination, for example, must be tied to that student’s courage and determination." READ MORE