US court ruling could end positive discrimination

A US Supreme Court ruling is awaited, which may stop any consideration of race in medical school admissions.

The ruling could change future American university admissions procedures, by banning the use of affirmative action by universities, including medical schools, in decisions about admissions.

Cases were brought against the University of Michigan by Barbara Grutter and Jennifer Gratz. Grutter is a white female whose law school application was rejected. Gratz and Patrick Hamacher, both white, are …