[B Knotts]

Doesn't make any sense to me...or, apparently, the four dissenting justices.

The O'Connor crowd (yes, I'm guessing here) has just created precedence for "diversity" as a compelling state interest.

This awful decision will haunt us for decades.

[ModernDayCato]

You're right on...

'The Equal Protection Clause does not prohibit the law school's narrowly tailored use of race in admissions decisions to further a compelling interest in obtaining the educational benefits that flow from a diverse student body,' Justice Sandra Day O'Connor wrote.

I'm curious...what are the educational benefits that flow from a diverse student body?

[XJarhead]

FNC is saying that race can be a factor but not the only factor.

If that's what they're saying, they're knuckleheads. The undergrad policy did not make race the "only" factor. There were other ways that students could earn points other than race.