Supreme Court will hear case on affirmative action

Tuesday, December 3, 2002

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide if minorities can be given a boost to get into universities, a subject still heatedly contested a quarter-century after the justices first addressed affirmative action in college admissions.

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