How does affirmative action work? Chicago analysts weighed in on a Supreme Court case involving race in college admissions.
struck down Roe v. Wade"It has a very good chance of succeeding with the current court. It has a very good chance of succeeding given public opinion. Most Americans have no clue how these elite schools admit students, and you can even find among some segments of populations of color, that people are less comfortable with the idea that race will matter for college admissions," said Northwestern University Center for the Study of Diversity and Democracy Director Alvin Tillery.
It's a conundrum that, like so many Supreme Court cases, carries deep political implications just over a week from the midterm elections. "The reason why this is really a hot issue now is because the Supreme Court has become much more conservative than it was even a year or two years ago. And so issues that were believed to be settled like abortion, like affirmative action are now looking very unsettled. And that's concerning a lot of people," said ABC7 Analyst Laura Washington.