Marc Stein: Sotomayor v. Roberts: Race, Affirmative Action, and Impatience

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Ellen
July 8, 2014

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, which upheld the state of Michigan's ban on race- and sex-based affirmative action in public employment, public education, and public contracting (except when required to maintain eligibility for federal funds), featured an unusually fierce exchange of words between Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Chief Justice John Roberts.

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