Graduating students at the University of Georgia in May 2016.

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Graduating students at the University of Georgia in May 2016. / University of Georgia

The U.S. Supreme Court handed supporters of affirmative action a major victory on Thursday. In a 4-to-3 ruling, the justices rejected a complaint against the race-conscious admissions program at the University of Texas at Austin. Georgia State University professor Tanya Washington explains what the ruling means for schools in Georgia.