Affirmative action case: Justices Alito, Roberts snap at Harvard lawyer
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Harvard lawyer Seth Waxman Monday clashed with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito about Harvard's use of race in admissions decisions.
Alito pressed Waxman on a "personal score," which is assigned to prospective Harvard students during the admissions process and often ranks Asian students lower than those from other races. But Waxman didn't answer Alito's questions directly, leading Alito to get agitated with the lawyer. Tyler Olson is a reporter covering the Senate for Fox News Digital.
"You refer to the personal score. And that's a score that Harvard gives based on character traits such as integrity, courage, kindness and empathy. But the record shows that Asian student applicants get the lowest personal scores of any other group," Alito said. "What accounts for that?