A lawsuit challenging the use of race as a factor in U.S. college admissions will go on trial in Boston on October 15, when Harvard University will face accusations that it discriminates against Asian-American applicants, the Reuters website reports today (October 12, 2018).
The lawsuit -- backed by the Trump administration -- could eventually reach the U.S. Supreme Court, giving the newly cemented five-member conservative majority a chance to bar the use of affirmative action to help minority applicants get into college.
Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) -- founded by anti-affirmative action activist Edward Blum -- sued Harvard in 2014, contending it illegally engages in "racial balancing" that artificially limits the number of better qualified Asian-American students at the Ivy League school.
Conservatives argue that affirmative action, which aims to offset historic patterns of racial discrimination, hurts white people and Asian Americans while helping black and Hispanic applicants. Blum said, "A student's race or ethnicity should not be a consideration in university admissions."
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