(NAME-MCE) U.S. Supreme Court strikes down school desegregation plans

[Anselmo Villanueva]

U.S. Supreme Court strikes down school desegregation plans

After a deeply divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to strike down two
districts' racial integration plans, schools across the country
wondered whether they must drastically change their own desegregation
efforts. Although the court's four most conservative members sought to
make all race-based decisions unconstitutional, Justice Anthony
Kennedy, who cast the tie-breaking vote, narrowed their reach for now,
saying race may sometimes be used to achieve diversity.

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