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U.S. Supreme Court

SIDES CHOSEN, LINES DRAWN

The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments Oct. 10 in Abigail Noel Fisher vs. University of Texas at Austin, a case based on affirmative action that could change the way colleges admit students going forward.

Women on the bench

For the first time in history, the U.S. Supreme Court began a new term with three female justices, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor and newly elected Elena Kagan. There have been four female justices to serve on the Supreme Court, but…