![]() ![]() First, this was an argument about race-conscious university admissions-about whether diversity matters-held before the most racially diverse US Supreme Court in history. President and Fellows of Harvard College was significant for reasons beyond its extraordinary length. University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions v. The justices-those on the right and the more moderate ones-hewed to the positions most people expected them to take.īut the oral argument in Students for Fair Admissions v. Perhaps for that reason, most analysts of the marathon five-hour oral argument in the affirmative action cases before the US Supreme Court in late fall concluded that nothing of real import happened. The written arguments-the briefs-are the coin of the realm. It is often said among appellate litigators that oral arguments rarely affect the outcome of a case. ![]()
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