Justice Scalia Thinks Black Students Belong In 'Slower-Track' Schools OH HELL

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Justice Scalia Thinks Black Students Belong In 'Slower-Track' Schools He made the comments during a major case about affirmative action at public universities.


Cristian Farias (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cristian-farias)Legal Affairs Reporter, The Huffington Post


12/09/2015 04:56 pm ET | Updated 1 hour ago
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WASHINGTON -- Do black students matter to Justice Antonin Scalia?
During oral arguments on Wednesday in Fisher v. University of Texas, a contentious affirmative action case (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/supreme-court-affirmative-action-university_56686835e4b0f290e5217b20?qowm6lxr), the conservative justice seemed to call their abilities into question.
"There are those who contend that it does not benefit African-Americans to get them into the University of Texas, where they do not do well," Scalia said, "as opposed to having them go to a less-advanced school ... a slower-track school where they do well."
Scalia was engaging former U.S. Solicitor General Gregory Garre, who is now representing the University of Texas at Austin as the school defends its ongoing consideration of race as one of many factors in its admissions program.
Pointing to a brief the court received before oral arguments, Scalia noted "most of the black scientists in this country don't come from schools like the University of Texas."
Garre tried to interject, but the justice continued. "They come from lesser schools where they do not feel that ... they're being pushed ahead­­ in classes that are too fast for them," Scalia said.
Again, Garre tried to respond as Scalia added that he was "just not impressed" by arguments that UT Austin suffers from lower minority enrollment. "I don't think it stands to reason that it's a good thing for the University of Texas to admit as many blacks as possible," the justice said.
By then, Garre's time at the podium was almost up, but he closed his rebuttal to the justice by emphasizing the importance of diversity on campus.
"Frankly, I don't think the solution to the problems with student body diversity can be to set up a system in which not only are minorities going to separate schools, they're going to inferior schools," Garre said. "I think what experience shows -- at Texas, California and Michigan -- is that now is not the time and this is not the case to roll back student body diversity in America."
A decision in Fisher v. University of Texas is expected by the end of June.
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Chief Justice John Roberts Wants To Know Exactly When Affirmative Action Can Die In contentious hearing, the Supreme Court shows deep divisions on whether race can remain a factor in college admissions.


Cristian Farias (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cristian-farias)Legal Affairs Reporter, The Huffington Post


12/09/2015 02:15 pm ET | Updated 2 hours ago
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court split bitterly on the issue of affirmative action in public universities on Wednesday, casting doubt on whether considering race in college admissions will remain legal much longer.
In a hearing that extended well beyond the initial one-hour limit, the justices once again were divided on whether the plan the University of Texas at Austin uses when admitting students -- which considers race as one of many factors for a portion of new admissions -- is constitutional.
"What's wrong with this plan if need is put aside?" a skeptical Justice Sonia Sotomayor asked Bert Rein, the lawyer for Abigail Fisher, the white student who was denied admission to the university under a scheme that she claims violates the Constitution.
By "need," Sotomayor meant the need for diversity, which the court has deemed acceptable as a matter of constitutional principle. She seemed to want a commitment on whether this should remain the benchmark.
Sotomayor and her liberal colleagues, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer, posed tough questions of Rein and reflected on how the court's own pronouncements on affirmative action seem to undermine Fisher's case. (Justice Elena Kagan recused herself due to her involvement with the case when she was solicitor general.)
"I'm saying R-A-C-E," said Breyer, after Rein seemed to avoid multiple questions on whether the use of race as one of many criteria can remain constitutional. "What are the things that, in your view, would be okay?"
When it came time for UT's lawyer to argue the school's position, Chief Justice Roberts seemed to want a timeline for an end to affirmative action programs, alluding to a 2003 case (https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/02-241.ZS.html) in which the Supreme Court predicted race-conscious programs would no longer be needed in 25 years.
"Are we going to hit the deadline?" he asked. "Is this going to be done, in your view, in 12 years?"
Under that 2003 decision and an earlier 1978 ruling (https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/438/265), public universities may consider race as one of many factors when selecting their entering classes. Under those precedents, admitting some applicants of color is permissible for the limited purpose of reaching a diverse "critical mass" of students.
The justices referenced these cases time and again. And in the end, it seemed that Justice Anthony Kennedy -- often a pivotal vote -- would hold the reins of the final outcome.
As Gregory Garre, the lawyer for the university, explained how low minority enrollment led to "glaring racial isolation" for students of color, Roberts questioned whether increasing their numbers was a valid educational objective.
"What unique perspective does a minority student bring to a physics class?" he wondered, but later tweaked the question: "I'm just wondering what the benefits of diversity are in that situation."
Garre later said, "I think what experience shows -- at Texas, California and Michigan -- is that now is not the time and this is not the case to roll back student body diversity in America."
He seemed to be responding -- obliquely -- to Roberts' suggestion of a timeline.
A decision in Fisher v. University of Texas is expected by the end of June.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

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