"Supreme Court Declines Review of Elite High School Admissions Policy"

Supreme Court declined to review a case challenging a Virginia high school's admissions program that allegedly discriminates against Asian Americans, prompting a fiery 10-page dissent from Justice Alito. The case involves Thomas Jefferson High School, accused of using a roundabout way to filter for race in admissions. The school's policies have been the subject of controversy, with the Fairfax County School Board defending the new admissions process as constitutional and in the best interest of all students. The dissenting justices argue that the lower court's decision effectively licenses official actors to discriminate against any racial group with impunity, while critics of the school's policies claim that discrimination based on race is ethically wrong and a violation of the Constitution's guarantee of equal protection.