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High court revisits affirmative action

College-admission policy draws doubts

By ADAM LIPTAK THE NEW YORK TIMES

Posted: October 11, 2012 at 5:24 a.m.

Abigail Fisher and her attorney, Bert Rein, discuss the Supreme Court session on her affirmative-action case against the University of Texas.

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 Abigail Fisher and her attorney, Bert Rein, discuss the Supreme Court session on her affirmative-action case against the University of Texas.

The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a major affirmative-action case, with the justices debating the nature and value of diversity in higher education and the role of the courts in policing how much weight admissions officers may assign to race.

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