Matters of Policy & Politics

Supreme Court Fireworks: The Future Of College Admissions

The justices’ reasoning on race and free speech, what the future holds for college admissions (Harvard’s legacy factor now the subject of a lawsuit), plus the unusually personal nature of a few of the opinions.

Matters of Policy & Politics•July 5, 2023
Supreme Court Fireworks: The Future Of College Admissions

For a second straight summer, the Supreme Court issues a series of rulings that impact the nation’s social and political fabrics. John Yoo, a Hoover Institution visiting fellow and author of the newly released The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Supreme Court, explains the justices’ reasoning on race and free speech, what the future holds for college admissions (Harvard’s legacy factor now the subject of a lawsuit), plus the unusually personal nature of a few of the opinions.

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John Yoo

John Yoo

Bill Whalen

Bill Whalen

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