Although the court's decision upholding affirmative action received far more attention, its decision on voting rights is likely to have at least as much impact.

She was the fifth vote to uphold affirmative action in public university admissions, while he again dissented.

The retiring Justice, a moderate, cast the pivotal vote on many issues, including recent rulings upholding abortion rights and affirmative action.

After the Supreme Court recently upheld affirmative action, the magazine published an article on its Web site seeking strategies to respond to the decision.

But the courts repeatedly upheld affirmative action in the workplace, saying it helped overcome past discrimination against minorities.

The Supreme Court took a historic stand for equality of opportunity yesterday, upholding affirmative action in university admissions.

The court ultimately upheld affirmative action but required the university to eliminate a point system that gave extra points to minorities.

Just two years ago, she wrote the opinion for the 5-to-4 majority that upheld affirmative action in university admissions.

The Supreme Court cited its work in the 2003 decision upholding affirmative action in college admissions.

To the Editor: I applaud President Clinton for taking a strong position to uphold affirmative action.