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Jun 30 2023
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The time Clarence Thomas said affirmative action was ‘critical’ for society
“The argument that educational benefits justify racial discrimination was advanced in support of racial segregation in the 1950s, but emphatically rejected by this Court,” Thomas wrote in a concurring opinion in Fisher v. University of Texas, a 2013 case that called for a higher standard to be met when justifying affirmative action in an educational setting. “And just as the alleged
Washington PostJul 03 2023
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Harvard 'legacy' policy challenged on heels of affirmative action ruling
Harvard College was hit with a complaint on Monday claiming its policy of giving preferences to applicants for undergraduate admissions with family ties to the elite school overwhelmingly benefits white students, days after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down its race-conscious admissions policies.
Three civil rights groups filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education claiming
ReutersJun 30 2023
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‘This is not a normal court': Biden blasts affirmative action ruling
President Joe Biden slammed the Supreme Court’s ruling undercutting affirmative action programs in higher education during a speech at the White House on Thursday.
“This is not a normal court,” Biden said in response to a question from a reporter following his remarks.
“The truth is, we all know it, discrimination still exists in America ... today’s decision does not change that
PoliticoJun 29 2023
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The Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Ruling Will Have Other Impacts
The Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College — the affirmative action ruling released on Thursday — will have significant impact on education and then other areas. Here are some of the implications according to a number of attorneys who spoke with me today. “These decisions today are going to dramatically change how most higher
ForbesJun 29 2023
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D.C. universities respond to Supreme Court affirmative action decision
Several D.C.-area universities pledged to keep working to diversify their student bodies following the Supreme Court's rejection of the use of affirmative action in admissions. Why it matters: The 6-3 conservative-led decision Thursday could be a watershed moment for higher education, decreasing diversity in colleges and universities and eventually professional industries. What they're saying
AxiosJun 29 2023
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Trump, DeSantis praise Supreme Court affirmative action ruling
The top contenders for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination lauded the Supreme Court's landmark decision on Thursday overturning affirmative action in college admissions.
The big picture: Debates around education and race have become cornerstones of many Republicans' campaign platforms as figures on the right have embraced culture wars ahead of the next election.
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AxiosJun 29 2023
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Supreme Court upends affirmative action, excludes military academies
In two rulings on Thursday, the Supreme Court upended affirmative action in college admissions, setting off anger and criticism across the country. But, the Supreme Court also included a footnote that exempts military academies from the decision reversing race-conscious admissions policy, which prompted even more fury from liberals and opponents of the ruling. Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) tweeted
The HillJun 29 2023
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Affirmative Action Ruling Ends Elite Colleges’ ‘Shortcut’ to Diversity
Duke University is expanding aid to students from North and South Carolina. Princeton is consulting its lawyers. And at historically Black colleges, officials are watching for an influx of higher-achieving students. Across the halls of America's selective colleges and universities, administrators are dusting off contingency plans after the US Supreme Court effectively barred race as a factor
BloombergJun 29 2023
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READ: Jackson dissent in Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson lashed out at the Supreme Court’s majority opinion on affirmative action in college admissions, with a dissent asserting that it will not bring a quicker end to racism. “The best that can be said of the majority’s perspective is that it proceeds (ostrich-like) from the hope that preventing consideration of race will end racism. But if that is its motivation, the
The HillJun 29 2023
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Joe Biden Criticizes Supreme Court Ruling On Affirmative Action
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday criticized the Supreme Court’s ruling banning colleges from considering race when deciding whether to admit applicants. “The court has effectively ended affirmative action in college admissions, and I strongly disagree with that decision,” Biden said in remarks from the White House. “Today, the court once again walked away from decades of precedents
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