Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia argues Black students benefit from ‘Slower’ Colleges than the University of Texas

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia says Blacks are educationally inferior to Whites at the University of Texas. Photo: Jim Mone/AP

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Written by Liz Goodwin

Near the end of oral argument in a high-profile affirmative-action case Wednesday, conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia suggested that black students benefit from a “slower track” at less prestigious schools and are thus harmed by affirmative action. The comments come during a time of racial turmoil on campuses across the country, from Yale to the University of Missouri.

“There are those who contend that it does not benefit African-Americans to get them into the University of Texas, where they do not do well — as opposed to having them go to a less advanced school, a "slower-track school" where they do well,” Scalia said FROM THE BENCH. “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. They come from "lesser schools" where they do not feel that they’re being pushed ahead in classes that are too fast for them.”

Scalia went on to say that it could be bad if the “really competent blacks” do not go to these “lesser” schools because they might then not become scientists. “I don’t think it stands to reason for the University of Texas to admit as many Blacks as possible,” he concluded.

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