Justice O’Connor, concurring. I join the Court’s opinion. I write separately to emphasize that the Court’s holding is a narrow one. The Court holds that the relief provided in a consent decree need not conform to the limits on court-ordered relief imposed by § 706(g), whatever those limits may be. Rather, the validity of race-conscious relief provided in a consent decree is to be assessed for consistency wit…
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