Supreme court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions, says race cannot be a factor


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_This story was updated at 1:54 p.m._ The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to


achieve diverse student bodies. The court’s conservative majority overturned admissions plans at Harvard and the University of North Carolina, the nation’s oldest private and public


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