Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Affirmative Action at Harvard and UNC

> Writing for the majority in that case, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor said she expected that “25 years from now,” the “use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary.”

> The court is now poised to act well before Justice O’Connor’s deadline.

The article says the case would be heard this fall. That means an action sometime in 2023, I assume? Universities would take that ruling into account during their admissions decisions during the following year. That would be less than five years before the 25 year clock has passed. Doing something in 21 years instead of 25 is not a huge difference.

Also the statement about it not being necessary in 25 years does not say it would be necessary all the way to the end of that period. It just says that in 25 years it won't be necessary anymore.

Surprised that this journalist ended the article on such a weak note. Makes me wonder what other partisan spin was hid throughout.