 In 2006, a challenge to Seattle's racial tie-breaking system made it to the United States Supreme Court.Where the Supreme Court decided that race was not a legal criterion for desegregation, but left the door open for desegregation formulas based on other indicators (e.g., income or socio-economic class).And in 2002, West Seattle's West Seattle High School made headlines in the midst of protests of the school's "Indian" mascot.