Race-Conscious Admissions and Equal Protection in Higher Education.

The article focuses on the Supreme Court's 2023 decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, which challenged the use of race in higher education admissions, impacting affirmative action programs. Topics include the Court's examination of equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment, the context of race-conscious admissions policies, and the role of federal statutory law, particularly Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and equal protection in higher education.