Scalia Says Blacks May Do Better at 'Slower-Track' Schools
- U.S. Supreme Court hears argument on affirmative action case
- Justice: Perhaps university should have fewer black students
Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia addresses the Legal Services Corporation's 40th anniversary conference luncheon on Sept. 15, 2014, in Washington.
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Antonin Scalia, the U.S. Supreme Court’s most blunt justice, grabbed the spotlight during Wednesday’s debate over college affirmative action programs when he said that perhaps the University of Texas "ought to have fewer" racial minorities.
“One of the briefs pointed out that most of the black scientists in this country don’t come from schools like the University of Texas,” Scalia said. “They come from lesser schools where they do not feel that they’re being pushed ahead in classes that are too fast for them.”