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 legal and social divide over the issue of race and education.

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Both sides have privately expressed concern over how the justices will decide the issue, because the legal, political and social implications could be sweeping in scope.

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The question of determining the appropriate corporate legal structure for socially-oriented businesses is a common issue facing many other Ashoka Fellows and social entrepreneurs in general.

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