There are those who contend that it does not benefit African-Americans ... to get them into the University of Texas where they do not do well, as opposed to having them go to a less-advanced school, a less -- a slower-track school where they do well. One of ... the briefs pointed out that ... most of the black scientists in this country don't come from schools like the University of Texas.
Antonin Scalia, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, during oral arguments for Fisher v. University of Texas-Austin
Corrected Dec. 20, 2015: We’ve corrected this post to include Justice Scalia’s full comment, which clarifies that he was quoting from briefs filed in the case and not necessarily expressing his own opinion.