Last year, Bradley Poole posed for a photo at the University of Texas after becoming president of the school's Black Student Alliance. Eric Gay/AP hide caption
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Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette speaks to reporters after arguing the case before the U.S. Supreme Court in October. He's with XIV Foundation CEO Jennifer Gratz, who was a plaintiff in a lawsuit against the University of Michigan's affirmative action policy. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
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Abigail Noel Fisher, who challenged a racial component to University of Texas at Austin's admissions policy, speaks to the media outside the U.S. Supreme Court building during oral in the case in October. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption
Members of the media wait for court rulings in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building on Monday. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption