![Pacific Legal Foundation attorney Erin Wilcox, left, and Coalition for TJ co-founder Asra Nomani speak outside the federal courthouse in Alexandria, Va., on Friday, March 11, 2022, after a judge ruled in their favor in a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination in admissions policies at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.](http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/03/12/ap22070681748287-80cbc8dbe24caf53d3f3afb94051c3c59fd8fe8e.jpg)
The case has been closely watched as courts continue to evaluate the role that racial considerations can play when deciding who should be admitted to a particular school.
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The case has been closely watched as courts continue to evaluate the role that racial considerations can play when deciding who should be admitted to a particular school.