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Justices to Hear Affirmative Action Arguments

NPR | By Nina Totenberg

Published April 1, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in two cases testing affirmative action in higher education. Three white students who have challenged the University of Michigan's admissions programs allege the university uses a quota system that unfairly benefits minority applicants. Hear NPR's Nina Totenberg.

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