Republican presidential candidates are applauding the ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority to severely limit the use of race in determining college admissions.
In a 6-3 decision announced on Thursday, the justices ruled that the use of race as a factor in college admissions was a violation of the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause. The Supreme Court’s ruling upends decades of affirmative action programs that colleges and universities had used to select students.
“The world admires America because we value freedom and opportunity. The Supreme Court reaffirmed those values today,” GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley wrote in a statement.
