The Supreme Court has heard arguments in a case challenging affirmative action in college admissions. A white student who says she was rejected from the University of Texas because of her ethnicity brought the case, alleging she is the victim of discrimination. The challenge threatens an earlier decision that allowed public colleges and universities to consider race in order to improve diversity. The 2003 Grutter v. Bollinger ruling banned the use of point systems but allowed for less direct methods of affirmative action. Justice Elena Kagan has recused herself from the case, leaving it in the hands of the remaining eight justices. A ruling is expected next year.