The United States Supreme Court today upheld the University of Texas’s use of racial preferences in admissions. Attorney General Ken Paxton, who did not represent the University before the Supreme Court, issued the following statement with respect to the Court’s ruling:
“Less than 10 years ago, the Supreme Court said that ‘[t]he way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.’ Sadly, the Court today has departed from that guiding principle,” said Attorney General Ken Paxton. “The University of Texas is one of the finest educational institutions in the world. The opportunities it offers should be available to all students based on their merit, not the color of their skin.”