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The Supreme Court’s rehash of Fisher and Affirmative Action

121415_affirmative_actionAfter the Supreme Court’s second go-round with the Fisher vs. UT-Austin case last week, the big headline to emerge isn’t about whether the high court sends it back to the lower court, or if this is the start of the beginning or the end of the use of race in admissions.

No, instead we’re hearing a lot about “mismatch.”

Mismatch?

We aren’t talking dating sites but college admissions.

But there are some people who see affirmative action as akin to taking someone who should be on Blackpeoplemeet.com but going on elitesingles.com instead.

Is that the best chance for a love match?

Not if you ask Justice Antonin Scalia.