The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday again agreed to hear a legal challenge to the race-conscious admissions policy at the University of Texas at Austin, setting the stage for new arguments in a closely watched case that the justices decided once before, in 2013.
The plaintiff in the case, Abigail N. Fisher, had accused the Austin campus of discriminating against her after being denied admission in 2008. She subsequently graduated from Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge.
Read more at The Chronicle of Higher Education: http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/supreme-court-will-again-hear-fisher-case-on-race-conscious-admissions-3/101259