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

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GORSUCH, J., concurring 

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  GORSUCH,  with  whom  JUSTICE  THOMAS  joins,

concurring. 

For many students, an acceptance letter from Harvard or
the  University  of  North  Carolina  is  a  ticket  to  a  brighter
future.  Tens of thousands of applicants compete for a small 
number of coveted spots.  For some time, both universities 
have decided which applicants to admit or reject based in 
part on race.  Today, the Court holds that the Equal Protec-
tion Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment does not tolerate 
this practice.  I write to emphasize that Title VI of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1964 does not either. 

“[F]ew  pieces  of  federal  legislation  rank  in  significance 

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