WASHINGTON, July 1, 2013 ― The Supreme Court’s decision on race-based affirmative action was nearly ignored in the glare of publicity over its decision on DOMA. Windsor v. United States struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, but the court’s opinion in Fisher v. University of Texas upheld the same principles. A white student named Abigail Fisher sued the University of Texas at Austin after she was denied admission. She alleged that less-qualified minority students were accepted while she was not, suggesting racial discrimination. remanded the case to the lower court for reevaluation and included powerful language to hold universities to a tough standard of strict scrutiny when...
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