The court struck down public school choice plans in Seattle, Washington, and Louisville, Kentucky, concluding they relied on an unconstitutional use of racial criteria, with the 5-4 vote reflecting the deep legalandsocial divide over the issue of race and education.
Both sides have privately expressed concern over how the justices will decide the issue, because the legal, political andsocial implications could be sweeping in scope.
The question of determining the appropriate corporate legal structure for socially-oriented businesses is a common issue facing many other Ashoka Fellows andsocial entrepreneurs in general.