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Supreme Court Takes Up Major New Battle Over Race in School Admissions

The Supreme Court will hear another case on race-based admissions after previously curbing the practice in higher education.

The high court on Monday announced it will take up the case of Association for Education Fairness v. Montgomery County Board of Education, concerning a Maryland county’s lottery admissions policy to increase racial diversity at certain magnet middle schools. The lawsuit, filed by a coalition of Asian American parents, claims the lottery discriminates against Asian Americans.

The Supreme Court in 2023 rejected race-based college and university admissions policies in a case where the plaintiffs were also Asian American.

“The Constitution protects students as individuals, not as members of a racial group,” said Chris Kieser, a senior attorney at Pacific Legal Foundation,........

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