About US: Supreme Court ends affirmative action in college admissions, explained.

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Sign up for this newsletter Read online Candid conversations about identity in 21st-century America.       By Rachel Hatzipanagos  Email The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday restricted consideration of race in college admissions, overturning decades of court precedent. "The student must be treated based on his or her experiences as an individual — not on the basis of race," Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote. Here are some highlights from the decision:  The votes split along ideological grounds, with Roberts writing for the conservative majority and the liberals dissenting. Two lawsuits, against the University of North Carolina and Harvard University, were behind the high court's decision. Plaintiffs in both cases contended that race-conscious admissions favor some students — Black, Hispanic and Native Americans — over others. As recently as 2016, the court had upheld an affirmative action program, that one at the University of Texas, but Justice Sonia Sotomayor is the only remaining justice from that slim 4-3 majority.  Sotomayor wrote in dissent: "Today, this Court stands in the way and rolls back decades of precedent and momentous progress."  The issue of race-based admissions has always been the subject of sharp debate. See how the court ruled previously in this analysis by Supreme Court reporter Robert Barnes. And read about how state affirmative action bans helped White and Asian students and hurt others in a piece by graphics reporters Janice Kai Chen and Daniel Wolfe. ADVERTISEMENT   Are you a student, teacher or counselor affected by the end of race-conscious admissions? The Post would like to talk to you. (Eric Lee for The Washington Post) Supreme Court restricts race-based affirmative action in college admissions Landmark cases involving Harvard and the University of North Carolina asked the Supreme Court to ban affirmative action, or using race in college admissions. By Robert Barnes ●  Read more »   For Thomas and Sotomayor, affirmative action ruling is deeply personal By Ann E. Marimow ●  Read more »     More from The Post (James Roh for The Washington Post) Its promised land drying, Mormon Church works to save the Great Salt Lake Its leaders have permanently donated a small reservoir's worth of church-owned water to the lake, which some scientists warn could disappear before the decade ends. By Karin Brulliard ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   (Ashley Miller) At his first Pride parade, a 'recovering bigot' told people: 'I am sorry!' Justin Nash attended the Denver Pride Parade with a sign apologizing for being a "recovering bigot" and offering hugs. Many in his newfound community were overjoyed. By Daniel Wu ●  Read more »   A deep-blue county officially raises its Pride flag for the first time By Lateshia Beachum ●  Read more »   Opinion  |  What the fat-shamers don't get about Lizzo By Danielle Pinnock ●  Read more »   PERSPECTIVE A powerful thing happened after a child's gravestone was burned By Theresa Vargas ●  Read more »   The fight for Asian American studies in colleges gains ground By Meena Venkataramanan ●  Read more »   Ancestry records released from era when U.S. banned Chinese immigrants By Tara Bahrampour ●  Read more »   Black teen shot by White man does not have 'hatred' but wants him convicted By Timothy Bella ●  Read more »     From Post Live Chef Tim Ma on bridging gaps and fighting hate through food Tim Ma is the chef behind the District's popular Chinese American restaurants Lucky Danger and Laoban Dumplings. On July 5 at 1 p.m. Eastern, Ma joins The Post's Nicole Dungca to talk about his newest venture, Any Day Now, and his work to combat anti-Asian violence through his nonprofit Chefs Stopping AAPI Hate. By Washington Post Live ●  Read more »     What we're reading More than 100 U.S. political elites have family links to slavery By Tom Lasseter, Lawrence Delevingne, Makini Brice, Donna Bryson, Nicholas P. Brown and Tom Bergin | Reuters ●  Read more »   To save Jewish culture, American Jews turned to summer camp By Deena Prichep | NPR ●  Read more »     Word on the street   Before you go (Emily April Allen) PERSPECTIVE This photographer documents queer beauty in the South amid anti-trans laws In Nashville, a photographer focuses on the beauty of LGBTQ+ lives and loves. By Emily April Allen ●  Read more »     Subscribe to the About US newsletter Did a friend forward this to you? Sign up here. Have a question or suggestion? Email us at aboutus@washpost.com or reach us on Twitter @aboutus. Candid conversations about identity in America — from racial injustices to political movements. Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Must Reads for a curated selection of our best journalism in your inbox every Saturday, plus a peek behind the scenes into how one story came together. Sign up »

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