Ted Cruz
Role at the time: U.S. senator from Texas
Defended or excused
Statement summary
Cruz welcomes the ruling, arguing that it restores fairness to college admissions.
“Today the Supreme Court has ended our country’s long and failed experiment with racial quotas and government-sanctioned racial discrimination, and, in the process, restored some measure of objectivity and fairness to the college admissions process. This is a great day for all Americans.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)Ted Cruz statement on the Supreme Court affirmative-action casesClosing two sentences of Cruz statement
Official June 29, 2023 release in which Cruz welcomes the decisions against Harvard and UNC.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Cruz expressly approves the ruling against Harvard and UNC and argues that it restores fairness to admissions.