Similar cases are slowed as the High Court weighs a decision
Although his parents were poorly educated immigrants who spoke only Yiddish at home, Asar Stepak, 28, worked hard to learn English, and earned a 3.5 grade average at New York University. He applied for admission to the Rutgers College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. After Rutgers turned him down, Stepak sued in both state and federal court. His charge: Rutgers was giving blacks and other minorities an unconstitutional advantage in the admissions process, a charge that the school denies.
Stepak decided...