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Supreme Court / Affirmative Action #1032803

NBC Evening News for Wednesday, Oct 10, 2012
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(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.

(Supreme Court: Pete Williams) The Supreme Court case challenging the affirmative action ruling that race may be used as a factor in granting college admission examined; details given about Abigail Fisher’s challenge to the University of Texas at Austin; courtroom sketches by Art Lien† shown with remarks from Chief Justice John Roberts, Justices Samuel Alito and Anthony Kennedy and the university’s lawyer quoted. [FISHER – says race and ethnicity should not be considered.] [University of Texas Kendra ISHOP†- says students have the ability to see that not all students were the same regardless of their ethnic or socio-economic background.]

Reporter(s):
Williams, Brian;
Williams, Pete
Duration:
00:02:30

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