While the ruling in Jordan was unanimous, the one in companion case R. v. Williamson split 6 - 3 on the matter of societal interest. (canadianlawyermag.com)
The first two are Gratz v. Bollinger (2003) and Grutter v. Bollinger (2003), companion cases out of Michigan, in which the court struck down the University of Michigan's affirmative - action plan for undergraduate admissions but upheld the law school's admissions plan. (educationnext.org)
In a 6 - 2 decision today in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action (companion case Schuette v. Cantrell), the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeal's ruling and upheld a Michigan voter initiative that bans the practice of race - conscious admissions to the state's public universities. (civilrights.org)