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Cite as:  600 U. S. ____ (2023) 

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JACKSON, J., dissenting 

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES 

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Nos. 20–1199 and 21–707 
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20–1199 

STUDENTS FOR FAIR ADMISSIONS, INC., 
PETITIONER 
v. 
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF 
HARVARD COLLEGE 

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF 
APPEALS FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT 

STUDENTS FOR FAIR ADMISSIONS, INC., 
PETITIONER 
v. 
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, ET AL. 

21–707 

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI BEFORE JUDGMENT TO THE UNITED 
STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT 

[June 29, 2023] 

JUSTICE JACKSON, with whom JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR and 

JUSTICE KAGAN join, dissenting.* 

Gulf-sized  race-based  gaps  exist  with  respect  to  the
health, wealth, and well-being of American citizens.  They
were  created  in  the  distant  past,  but  have  indisputably 
been passed down to the present day through the genera-
tions.  Every  moment  these  gaps  persist  is  a  moment  in 
which this great country falls short of actualizing one of its
foundational principles—the “self-evident” truth that all of
us are created equal.  Yet, today, the Court determines that 

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*JUSTICE JACKSON did not participate in the consideration or decision 
of the case in No. 20–1199, and issues this opinion with respect to the 
case in No. 21–707.