Supreme Court set to rule on affirmative action, Biden student loans and more

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Several major U.S. Supreme Court 2023 cases impacting millions of people are yet to be decided as the end of the current court quickly approaches. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI | License Photo
June 23 (UPI) — Several major case decisions are pending before the U.S. Supreme Court with potentially powerful impacts on immigration policy, student loan debt relief, LGBTQ rights, affirmative action on college admissions and whether state legislatures can change election law without state judicial review. These case decisions will touch the lives of tens of millions of people across the United States as well as migrants seeking to be legally allowed into the country. Advertisement
As the traditional end-of-June conclusion of the 2023 Supreme Court term quickly approaches, here’s a look at the underlying issues to be decided in these pending cases.
Affirmative Action
The high court is set to deliver rulings on two cases concerning affirmative action in Students For Fair Admissions vs. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students For Fair Admissions vs. University of North Carolina.
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The Supreme Court has for decades upheld race-conscious university admissions policies since they were allowed in the Grutter vs. Bollinger U.S. Supreme Court 2003 decision.
In both cases, SFFA seeks to overturn the 2003 decision, alleging that Asian-Americans and White Americans are penalized by using race in admissions decisions.
In the Harvard case, the court will decide two essential questions. Whether or not to overrule Grutter vs. Bollinger, holding that higher education can’t use race as a factor in admissions and whether Harvard is violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act that bans race-based admissions.
Title VI bars race-based admissions that, if done by a public university would violate the Equal Protection Clause.
So the Supreme Court will decide whether Harvard is violating Title VI