Sotomayor rejects mom's NYC school bid

A lawsuit alleges that New York City's revised high school admissions policies discriminate against Asian-American students by increasing enrollment opportunities for Black and Hispanic students through a program targeting economically disadvantaged applicants. The case focuses on a student who narrowly missed admission due to higher cutoff scores linked to these policies, which critics argue violate equal protection principles. The lawsuit claims the program's intent was to favor certain racial groups, excluding many low-income Asian applicants, and is currently pending in the U.S. Court of Appeals.

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