Read the two Supreme Court opinions involving a reverse discrimination claim by the petitioner in Fisher v. University of Texas. Then, focus on the 2016 opinion, in which the Court upheld the University of Texas's affirmative action program to admit minorities over similarly or more qualified white applicants.summarize and critique Justice Thomas's dissenting opinion.

In your critique, please address these questions:

• Did the Court, by virtue of this decision, legalize reverse discrimination?
• How can the Court's decision be reconciled with the Equal Protection Clause of the 14^th Amendment?
• Ethically, is reverse discrimination acceptable if its practice thereby diffuses social unrest?

Is reverse discrimination an ethically acceptable practice if its effect is to curb existing discrimination?