In the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action on April 22, a 6-2 majority upheld an initiative passed by Michigan voters to ban the use of race, gender and other such categories in government decisions, especially in school admissions. This initiative barred universities in Michigan from taking race into account in admissions decisions.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by Justice Ruth Ginsburg, delivered an impassioned dissent, calling on all of us to speak candidly about race and to be honest with ourselves about the effects of centuries of racial discrimination.
