Coalition for TJ v. Fairfax County School Board

Summary

Justice Alito, joined by Justice Thomas, dissented from the Supreme Court's denial of a petition for a writ of certiorari. The dissent argues that the Fourth Circuit erred in its analysis of intentional racial discrimination under the Equal Protection Clause, misapplying the disparate impact concept. Alito contends that the correct standard requires showing a discriminatory purpose, not merely that a racial group remains overrepresented.