The article reflects on the shifting perceptions of moderate Republican-appointed justices' roles in sustaining racial affirmative action in college admissions. With the Supreme Court's 2023 decision overturning racial preferences, the focus has shifted to how many colleges have maintained diversity through the admission of low-income and working-class students. This raises questions about whether earlier support for racial preferences was truly about justice or served to support an elitist framework benefitting well-off Black and Hispanic students, alongside privileged white legacies. Overall, it challenges the narrative of Republican judges as champions of racial equity.
In light of this emerging evidence, the efforts of moderate Republican-appointed justices to fortify racial preferences takes on a different light, suggesting economic elitism rather than racial justice.
After the Supreme Court's 2023 decision, many colleges have preserved racial diversity by favoring programs aimed at admitting more low-income and working-class students of all races.
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