Update June 23, 2003, the Supreme Court has handed down it's decision on this case upholding Affirmative Action.

Here's a clip from an NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw on April 1, 2003.

I've also collected together a bunch of links on that go with these clips here.

NBC News On Supreme Court Affirmative Action Case (Small - 6 MB)
NBC News On Supreme Court Affirmative Action Case (Hi-res 79 MB)

"At the U.S. Supreme court today, one of the most important civil rights cases in a generation..." -- Tom Brokaw.

Update June 23, 2003, the Supreme Court has handed down it's decision on this case upholding Affirmative Action.

Links:

The cases heard by the Supreme Court on April 1 were Gratz v. Bollinger and
Grutter v. Bollinger (it's two back to back cases).

Audio of the arguments (from CNN):
http://www.cnn.com/LAW/scotus/gratz.bollinger/argument.smil
http://www.cnn.com/LAW/scotus/gratz.bollinger/argument2.smil

Briefs (from FindLaw):
Brief for the United States, Gratz v. Bollinger [Jennifer Gratz (U. Michigan
admissions]:
http://news.findlaw.com/cnn/docs/gratz/gratzum11603brf.pdf

Brief for the United States, Grutter v. Bollinger [(Barbara Grutter (U.
Michigan School of Law admissions)]:
http://news.findlaw.com/cnn/docs/grutter/grutterum11603brf.pdf

Opinions of the lower courts (from FindLaw):
U.S. District Court Opinion:
http://news.findlaw.com/cnn/docs/grutter/grttrbllngr32701ff.pdf

6th Circuit Opinion:
http://laws.lp.findlaw.com/6th/02a0170p.html

The case that started it all, Bakke (from FindLaw)
University of California Regents v. Bakke:
http://laws.findlaw.com/us/438/265.html

NPR says:
"what many observers consider to be the most important civil rights issue to
come before the high court in a generation ... The cases before the
nine-judge panel were compelling enough that the court took a rare step by
allowing news organizations to record oral arguments streamed live from the
bench ... The main case involves the university's law school. Barbara
Grutter, who is white, applied for admission there in 1996. She was
rejected. She investigated and found out that African Americans and ethnic
minorities who had lower overall admissions scores were admitted. Grutter
sued, saying she was a victim of illegal discrimination. ... Grutter and her
supporters won the first round in U.S. District Court, but lost in a close
decision in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ... On Tuesday," [That was
April 1] "the high court will hear oral arguments on Grutter v. Bollinger
and the related lawsuit, Gratz v. Bollinger, that tests the university's
undergraduate affirmative action program ":
http://www.npr.org/news/specials/michigan/