Oral arguments in two cases concerning affirmative action admission practices at colleges and universities were heard at the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, and some justices on the court appear open to the idea of retiring these race-based admission policies. Universities began adopting race-based affirmative action policies in the mid 1960s after President Lyndon Johnson … Continue reading Will the Supreme Court uphold affirmative action in college admissions? Justice Thomas expresses skepticism