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The Right Wins as It Loses on Affirmative Action at the Supreme Court

Pyrrhic Victory

Factoring race into college admissions can be constitutional, the justices ruled Thursday, but it’s now so difficult that few schools can afford to do it.

Jay Michaelson
Jay Michaelson
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