Split Decision: Supreme court upholds grad policy, strikes Undergrad

MSNBC Live | 06-23-03

[Brian S]

Supreme Court rules in favor of U. of Michigan Admissions Policy

[Mo1]

Second ruling has been STRUCK DOWN

[TomGuy]

Undergrad AA struck down by SC, per FoxNews.

[B Knotts]

Well, I guess they struck down the undergrad program, so there's at least some good news!

[laconic]

We can thank George Bush Sr. for appointing the far left liberal David Souter to the Court and Gerald Ford for appointing the same JP Stevens to the Court. They were told at the time that these were horrible appointments and they went forward with them anyway.

[xrp]

$100,000 in tuition over a certain number of years.

[goldstategop]

Race can be a factor but it cannot be a SOLE factor and must be used "sparingly." Those two phrases simply open the door to more litigation. Its by no means settled yet.

[NautiNurse]

FNC reporting the undergraduate admissions policy---struck down! Split decision.

[justshe]

Undergrad program Admission Policy struke down.

[Howlin]

That is the important one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[B Knotts]

I'm guessing the reasoning for the split decision is somewhat less than, say, Solomon-like.

[CollegeRepublican]

So there is a chance that the undergrad case will fall the other direction and the admission policy will be found unconstitutional?

[Captain Kirk]

Well....that is something. I wonder how strongly it was struck down, however.

[goodnesswins]

OK....wonder how they kept one, but not the other?

[Mo1]

I know ...

[Howlin]

The undergraduate policy was the really bad one..........this is stunning.

The law school had a more narrowly drawn policy, so sez Major Garrett.

[firewalk]

Thanks for the ping

[XJarhead]

O'Connor is a notorious waffler and hair-splitter. Queen of the "balancing test". At this point, I'd be surprised if the undergrad decision comes out the same way. Drawing a distinction between the law school policy and the undergrad policy is precisely the type of thing she does as a matter of course.

I'm putting my money on a "split decision".

[Mamzelle]

Good grief, takes with one hand and gives with the other. This is so absurd--a ruling to confuse and increase litigation. I'd be happier if it had gone all the way to undergrad--at least there'd be more than smoke to fight...

[AntiGuv]

Excellent! Had the undergrad points system been upheld, that would've been a true travesty. I can somewhat accept the law school decision - although I would've chosen a different outcome..

[ewing]

What does this mean? Its okay for grad school but not okay for undergrads?