U.S. Supreme Court
Oct. 11, 2012
US high court to hear arguments on race-based admissions policy
The case challenges a university's use of race as one factor for admitting applicants to some of its undergraduate slots and programs. By Glenn C. Smith of California Western School of Law
Barely three months ago the country narrowly escaped a major outbreak of judicial activism. On the last day of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2011-2012 Term, Chief Justice John Roberts defied the expectations of many and cast the crucial vote to uphold all but one provisions in the Affordable Care Act. This honored the principle that unelected, non-majoritarian judges should go to great lengths before sidelining the work product of the majoritaria...
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