But defenders of affirmative action said the ban amounted to an act of discrimination, because it blocked only minority students from seeking preferences in school admissions.
Wait, wait, wait. The thing blocking some demographic from getting preferential treatment is discriminatory? I wonder which justices votes that way...
Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor dissented. Justice Elena Kagan took no part in the case, having worked on the issue when she was at the Justice Department.