So Much for Class-Based Affirmative Action

So Much for Class-Based Affirmative Action

When the Supreme Court struck down race-based affirmative action, it included some words of comfort for Americans worried about declining diversity at the nation’s most selective universities. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority in the 2023 case Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, described the goal of creating a diverse student body as “commendable” and “worthy.” He wrote that universities could still consider applicants’ …