Supreme Court Rules , Race-Based Admissions Are Unlawful, , Rejecting Affirmative Action.<br />The U.S. Supreme Court issued the ruling on June 29.<br />Justices voted six to three in favor of striking down race-conscious admissions practices at both <br />the University of North Carolina (UNC) and Harvard. .<br />The ruling was along ideological lines, <br />with the conservative justices issuing <br />and the liberal justices in dissent.<br />The ruling is likely to have profound effects on university admissions across the country.<br />Harvard is a private institution, <br />while UNC is a public university.<br />Harvard is a private institution, <br />while UNC is a public university.<br />UNC was accused of discrimination against potential white and Asian students.<br />Harvard was accused of discrimination against potential Asian students.<br />Both cases were led by the organization Students for Fair Admissions.<br />The organization was founded <br />by conservative legal <br />strategist Edward Blum.<br />The Supreme Court's decision overrides federal appeals court decisions that ruled in favor of the universities.<br />Affirmative action originated during the Johnson administration... .<br />... and has since played a significant role <br />in university admissions.<br />Research shows that in states that have already banned race-conscious admissions, the number of Black and Latino students dropped.<br />However, in CA where affirmative action has been banned since the 1990s, scholars say that graduation rates <br />of students of color have increased
