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Supreme Court Sends Texas Affirmative Action Case Back

Clip: 6/24/2013 | 9m 31s

Supreme Court Sends Texas Affirmative Action Case Back to Lower Court

According to the Supreme Court, the University of Texas may continue using race as factor in some college admissions, but also found a lower federal court used the wrong standard to dismiss a challenge to the policy. Kwame Holman reports on the court's ruling and Jeffrey Brown talks with the National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle.

06/24/2013 | Rating NR

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