The Supreme Court Rules on Affirmative Action and Immigration

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jun 23, 2016

The Supreme Court passed down two rulings this morning, upholding the University of Texas' affirmative action plan and effectively killing Obama's immigration plan with a tied vote.

WNYC's Jami Floyd and Justin Driver, a professor at the University of Chicago Law School who formerly taught at the University of Texas, provide analysis.

Scroll ahead in the audio to hear President Obama's (at the time live) address on the Supreme Court's rulings.

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