The United States Supreme court has agreed to revisit affirmative action as it applies to college admissions, making it the second time the controversial practice is targeted in a legal setting. If successful, the rehearing of Abigail Fisher's case may very well end affirmative action next year.
Abigail Fisher is a Texas woman who was denied admissions to the University of Texas at Austin, after failing to finish in the top ten percent after high school graduation. The school considers applications for students who do not make the top ten percent, but other factors, such as race, are considered. Being a Caucasian female, Fisher did not make the cut, reports NBC News.
Fisher has since graduated from Louisiana State University, but she states that she is still very grateful about the Supreme Court's decision to rehear her case.
"I am very grateful that the Supreme Court will once again hear my case. I hope the justices will rule that UT is not allowed to treat undergraduate applicants differently because of their race or ethnicity," she said in a statement, according to CNN.
The previous case against affirmative action ended in a majority 7-1 decision, where judges were unable to reach the merits of the case, reports The Washington Examiner. Instead, the Supreme Court sent the case back to the appellate court for guidance, stating that the lower court has not applied the correct standards for analysis.
The following year may hold the answer to the ultimate fate of affirmative action.
