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Title Clarence Thomas Accidentally Set the Stage for Reviving Affirmative Action Media name/outlet Slate Media type Web Country/Territory United States Date 10/7/25 Description When the Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions in 2023, the headlines all read the same: Affirmative action is over. Chief Justice John Roberts’ majority opinion made the conclusion sound final, even inevitable. And Justice Clarence Thomas’ concurrence drove the nail in the coffin, insisting that the Constitution is and always has been colorblind, tolerating no racial distinctions even if they are designed to remediate decades of racial subordination. But look closer at Thomas’ opinion, and something remarkable happens. In trying to shut the door on race-conscious affirmative action, he may have quietly left another affirmative action door wide open. URL https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/10/clarence-thomas-affirmative-action-supreme-court-revival.html Persons Maureen Edobor