U.S. Supreme Court
Aug. 11, 2023
SCOTUS ushers in a new era of segregation
Despite 245 years of slavery and 100 years of Jim Crow -- which ended officially in 1964 -- as well as institutional bias against certain minorities at the highest levels, the U.S. Supreme Court did not find that there was a compelling state interest to give special preferences in higher education to certain underrepresented minorities. It also ruled that the methods used by Harvard and UNC were not narrowly tailored enough to achieve that goal.
William W. Bruzzo
Law Ofc William W BruzzoWill is criminal defense lawyer in Orange County practicing civilian and military criminal law. He is a 1994 Graduate of the Naval Justice School and spent seven years in the United States Marine Corps which included positions as a judge advocate, company commander and the executive officer of an H&S Company in the 4th Tank Battalion. He was honorably discharged as a major. He is also a mentor at the Veteran's Court in the Orange County Superior Court.
The recent SCOTUS decision on the use of race in the admission of potential students at Harvard and the University of North Carolina is touted as overturning affirmative action. See Students For Fair Admission (SFFA) v. Harvard College, Students For Fair Admission (SFFA) v. University of North Carolina. The Court found that Harvard and UNC were using a quota system to create a student body that represents the ra...
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