Politics · October 19, 2026

Supreme Court to review racial discrimination case over Maryland school admissions policy

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Association for Education Fairness v. Montgomery County Board of Education, a case challenging the admissions policy for magnet middle schools in Maryland. The challengers, represented by the Pacific Legal Foundation, argue that a lottery-based system implemented during the pandemic intentionally discriminates against Asian American students to increase Black and Latino enrollment. While lower courts ruled in favor of the school board because Asian American students still achieve high acceptance rates relative to their applicant pool share, the Supreme Cour

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