Trying to understand who all the parties are in this case that was just decided by SCOTUS. Justice Bryer said "This is a decision we will come to regret." The comment in the subject line was from an African American woman, I don't know if she was arguing one side of the case or the head of an organization.
I just found the link on CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/06/28/scotus.race/index.htmlDivided court rejects school diversity plansStory Highlights• Court tosses out public school choice plans that consider race
• The 5-4 ruling rejected programs in Louisville, Kentucky, and Seattle, Washington
• Chief Justice John Roberts wrote opinion for conservative majority
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A bitterly divided U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday issued what is likely to be a landmark opinion -- ruling that race cannot be a factor in the assignment of children to public schools.
The court struck down public school choice plans in Seattle, Washington, and Louisville, Kentucky, concluding they relied on an unconstitutional use of racial criteria, in a sharply worded pair of cases reflecting the deep legal and social divide over the issue of race and education.
A conservative majority led by Chief Justice John Roberts said other means besides race considerations should be used to achieve diversity in schools.
"The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race," Roberts wrote.
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