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What Happened When Affirmative Action Fell

What’s next in the eternal saga of college admissions?
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As of today, it’s been three years since the Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard.

The decision effectively banned the use of race in college admissions, finding it to be a violation of the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause—whose standards apply, via federal statute, not only to public schools but also to private ones that receive federal funds.

Robert VerBruggen is a fellow at the Manhattan Institute.

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