Case Law Index
federal2023
Additional Highlights:Equal ProtectionAffirmative ActionEducation
Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College
United States Supreme Court
Key Holding
Race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard and UNC violate the Equal Protection Clause; universities may not use race as a factor in admissions.
Case Summary
SFFA v. Harvard ended race-conscious college admissions in the United States, overruling Grutter v. Bollinger and holding that the admissions programs at Harvard and UNC failed to comply with the Equal Protection Clause because they lacked a measurable endpoint and could not be reconciled with the requirement that students be treated as individuals.