As expected on Thursday, June 29, 2023, the nine unelected Supreme Court Justices of the United States banned the narrow use of affirmative action in private and public college and university process. Chief Justice John Roberts, along with Supreme Court Justices Alito and Clarence Thomas, who have long advocated for the demise of race-conscious admissions, were now able to place their oft-repeated slogans, “It’s a zero-sum game,” “The way to stop discriminating on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race,” into Constitutional law. More

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