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Jun 29 2023
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For Thomas and Sotomayor, affirmative action ruling is deeply personal
Just six years apart in age, Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Clarence Thomas each experienced racism and poverty in childhood: Sotomayor in public housing in the Bronx and Thomas in an impoverished Black community in coastal Georgia.
They sat side by side — the court’s first Latina justice and second African American justice — behind the raised mahogany bench on Thursday,
Washington PostJun 29 2023
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The Supreme Court’s Affirmative-Action Decision Is the Anti-Dobbs
National Review (News)Jun 29 2023
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Supreme Court Bans Affirmative Action At WI Colleges
The University of Wisconsin-Madison, which is the state's most selective institution, has said it considers race and ethnicity as part of a holistic review of applicants, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. University spokesperson John Lucas previously declined to speculate to the newspaper on how policies could change, but noted diversity strengthens universities and benefits
Patch.comApr 23 2024
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Seattle Children’s won’t turn over gender-affirming care records to Texas
DALLAS (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is dropping a request for a Seattle hospital to hand over records regarding gender-affirming treatment potentially given to children from Texas as part of a lawsuit settlement announced Monday. Seattle Children’s hospital filed the lawsuit against Paxton’s office in December in response to the Republican appearing to go beyond state borders to
The Seattle TimesAug 11 2023
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Progressives aim their fury at legacy admissions: ‘Affirmative action for the privileged’
In the aftermath of the supreme court’s decision to strike down race-conscious admissions at universities in June, progressive Democrats have turned their outrage into motivation. They are now using their fury to power an impassioned campaign against a different admissions practice that they consider unjust and outdated: legacy admissions.
The century-old practice gives an advantage to
The GuardianApr 22 2024
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Seattle Children’s Hospital to leave Texas over gender-affirming care inquiries
Seattle Children’s Hospital will no longer do business in Texas as part of an agreement with the state’s Attorney General to stop inquiries into gender-affirming care for Texas patients. Last year, Attorney General Ken Paxton attempted to compel Seattle Children’s to turn over information about gender-affirming care that Texas patients may have received at the facility after such treatment was
The Dallas Morning NewsApr 21 2024
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Giant galactic explosion exposes galaxy pollution in action
This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: A team of international researchers studied galaxy NGC 4383, in the nearby Virgo cluster, revealing a gas outflow so large that it would take 20,000 years for light to travel from one side to the other. The
Phys.orgApr 16 2024
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EFL: League One & League Two action
Notts County have conceded their 16th penalty this season.
It looks harsh to me.
It is inconclusive whether it even hits his arm.
Dan Crowley has no time to react, it sort of hits him.
No chance of saving that emphatic penalty, double quick salvo from the boys from Cheshire.
BBC NewsApr 16 2024
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High school sports photos: No break in the action
As many schools across Massachusetts enjoy a week off for spring vacation, student-athletes across the state are staying busy. So, too, are the student photojournalists participating in the Globe’s high school sports photography program, who are once again showcasing teams, with more than 20 photos to enjoy below in this week’s gallery.
For any high school students in the state who
The Boston GlobeSep 19 2023
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Group sues West Point, seeking to ban affirmative action in admissions
Students For Fair Admissions, the conservative group that earlier this year won a U.S. Supreme Court ban on affirmative action programs in higher education, is now suing the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The suit is aimed a eliminating all racial considerations in the service academy's admission program.
Last June, in its landmark opinion banning affirmative action in colleges
NPR (Online News)