Conservative judges slam 'blind deference' to affirmative action programs

Conservative Supreme Court justices argued in a dissent Thursday that the court should not have approved the University of Texas’ use of race as a factor in its admissions process, since the school has yet to demonstrate that doing so serves any “compelling interests,” or that it is as narrowly tailored as possible.

The court ruled 4-3 that the schools’ admissions process is not a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. The case involves a white student who was denied admission to the school, who later challenged the use of race as a factor by the school.