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Conservative Strategist Behind Supreme Court’s College Affirmative Action Case Has Already Settled on a New Objective

Edward Blum has been waging a one-man crusade against racial preferences for more than 30 years.

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The founder of Students for Fair Admissions, Edward Blum, outside the Supreme Court on October 31, 2022. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
SCOTT NORVELL
SCOTT NORVELL

The man behind Thursday’s Supreme Court decision striking down affirmative action in higher education admissions is nowhere near finished. Next on his target list: rules from the state of California and the Securities and Exchange Commission requiring diversity quotas for corporate boards.

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SCOTT NORVELL
SCOTT NORVELL

Mr. Norvell is National Editor of The New York Sun.

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