Jesus Christ on a cracker, how did I miss this??? Segregation now and forever indeed.

The Supreme Court justices, hearing arguments on school integration, signaled yesterday they are likely to bar the use of race when assigning students to public schools.
Such a ruling could deal a blow to potentially hundreds of school systems across the U.S. that use racial guidelines to maintain a semblance of classroom integration in cities whose neighborhoods are divided along racial lines.

However, it would be a major victory for those who have called for "colorblind" decision-making by public officials.

Yesterday's argument also might mark the emergence of a five-member majority determined to outlaw the official use of race guidelines in schools, colleges and public agencies.

"The purpose of the Equal Protection clause is to ensure that people are treated as individuals rather than based on the color of their skin," Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. said.