'With let-them-eat-cake obliviousness, today, the majority pulls the ripcord and announces 'colorblindness for all' by legal fiat,' Jackson wrote in a thundering dissent to the major court ruling Thursday.
"No one benefits from ignorance. Although formal race-linked legal barriers are gone, race still matters to the lived experiences of all Americans in innumerable ways, and today's ruling makes things worse, not better," Jackson wrote.
The justice also argued that race-conscious college admissions policies benefit society in a multitude of ways, including strengthening the U.S. workforce and business leadership. "It is a complete misnomer to suggest this is about [being] colorblind when in fact, it is about being blind to history," said Harris, the first Black woman to serve as vice president.
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