The United States Supreme Court held today in Fisher v. University of Texas that diversity is a compelling governmental interest for a public university to seek, but there are significant restrictions to employing race based measures in doing so. Justice Anthony Kennedy writing for the majority in a 7-1 decision, held that a lower federal appellate court erred by not holding the University to a 2003 decision and the exacting requirements of a long standing rule the government must follow when making distinctions based on race.
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