New York’s race-based STEM programs face constitutional challenges
Summary
New York’s Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) is being sued because it uses race to decide who can join. The lawsuit says this rule treats white and Asian-American students unfairly and breaks the Constitution’s rule that everyone must be treated equally.Key Facts
- The program is called the Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP).
- STEP uses racial rules to decide who is allowed to participate.
- White and Asian-American students say these rules discriminate against them.
- The lawsuit claims this breaks the Constitution’s equal protection guarantee.
- The case challenges the use of race in school program admissions in New York.
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