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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Asian Student Lottery Challenge
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- The Supreme Court agreed to hear Association for Education Fairness v. Montgomery County Board of Education.
- Plaintiffs claim the lottery, which weighs school poverty, discriminates against Asian American students.
- Montgomery County switched in 2021-22 to a random lottery of high-achieving students.
- Judge Paula Xinis dismissed the suit in 2022, leaving the 4th Circuit to demand proof of disparate impact.