Anybody who knows me knows how I feel about racial preferences. I used to blog for the American Civil Rights Institute, an organization created to eradicate the practice in government, and I’ve written about preferences a few times at Pajamas Media.
“Affirmative action” opponents have been waiting for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether to hear arguments in Fisher v. Texas, a case in which the plaintiffs allege the University of Texas rejected their applications because they’re white.
Today the court announced it will take up the case.
In 2003, the court ruled in Grutter v. Bollinger that schools may use race as a “plus” factor in admissions, while the same court ruled in companion case Gratz v. Bollinger that schools can’t use a points-for-race system. It is my fervent hope that the court strikes down all policies that factor race into admissions decisions at taxpayer-supported institutions. The practice is unfair, demeaning, and a double-edged sword.
I’ve written reams on the issue of 
Earlier this year I told you about a case called Ricci v. DeStefano. The fire department in New Haven, Connecticut, threw out the results of a promotions test because no blacks scored high enough to qualify for promotions. In other words, white firefighters (over a dozen) and two hispanics who qualified were denied promotions because of their race.
