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Jun 29 2023
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How GOP presidential candidates are reacting to the Supreme Court affirmative action decision
The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action policies at Harvard and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, creating a seismic shift in the landscape of higher education and racial equity. The decision, hailed by conservatives and slammed by Democrats, will have long standing implications over the racial makeup of colleges and universities and the types of
The HillJun 29 2023
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Supreme Court decision narrows affirmative action at colleges: What it means in Michigan
The conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday appeared to leave a 20-year-old precedent set in a landmark University of Michigan case involving race-conscious college admissions in place but so narrowed it that the liberal justices in the minority argued it all but prohibits race from being considered at all in the future. That earlier decision — Grutter v. Bollinger — wasn't
Detroit Free PressJun 29 2023
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How California's private universities will be affected by Supreme Court's decision on affirmative action
Some private universities say they don’t plan on changing approach after SCOTUS ruling on affirmat Some private universities say they don’t plan on changing approach after SCOTUS ruling on affirmat Some private universities say they don’t plan on changing approach after SCOTUS ruling on affirmat "We [knew] that this decision was coming down the pike for the last year and we've been preparing
CBS News (Online)Jun 28 2023
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Alabama Governor Calls Special Session After Supreme Court's 5–4 Decision
The Alabama legislature will initiate a special session in the coming weeks to redraw the state’s congressional districts after a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling, according to an announcement from Gov. Kay Ivey. Earlier this month, in a 5–4 ruling, the Supreme Court ruled that the state’s congressional district likely violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965, alleging the maps may have
The Epoch TimesApr 24 2023
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Court denies request to lift gag order in Idaho killings
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Supreme Court on Monday rejected a request by 30 news organizations to lift a gag order in the criminal case of a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death. The high court did not weigh in on whether the gag order, which prohibits attorneys, prosecutors, law enforcement agencies and others involved in the case from talking to the news
SFGATEApr 24 2023
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Court denies request to lift gag order in Idaho killings
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Supreme Court on Monday rejected a request by 30 news organizations to lift a gag order in the criminal case of a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death. The high court did not weigh in on whether the gag order, which prohibits attorneys, prosecutors, law enforcement agencies and others involved in the case from talking to the news
Associated PressJun 28 2023
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Supreme Court's NC decision likely spells doom for Ohio GOP's case
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on a North Carolina case decimated the arguments made by Ohio Republican leaders who were hoping to have their own case taken up by the court. In Moore v. Harper, the six justices in the majority rejected arguments for the independent state legislature theory (ISLT), a centuries-old and repeatedly rejected legal theory that’s been used recently by Republicans across
Raw StoryApr 24 2023
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Hunter Biden is ordered to appear in court for his paternity case
A judge has ruled that Hunter Biden must appear in an Arkansas court for his paternity case. Lawyers for his baby mama Lunden Roberts say former flame Hunter, 53, has not provided ‘a single item or word of discovery’ in their ongoing child support lawsuit. Independence County Circuit Judge Holly Meyer today ordered Biden to attend the court hearing on May 1 because his absence is 'interfering
Daily MailJun 29 2023
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‘Today Is a Hard Day’: Harvard Responds to Supreme Court Affirmative-Action Loss
National Review (News)Jul 21 2023
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Alabama Lawmakers Refuse Supreme Court Order to Draw Congressional District With Black Majority
Alabama lawmakers refused on Friday to draw a new congressional map that complies with a Supreme Court's order requiring at least two new Black-majority districts. The plan approved by the state House and Senate only bumps up the percentages of Black voters to 40% — it was a compromise between two options that had it up to either 38% or 42%. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey now has to sign it before it
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