Headline RoundupApril 22nd, 2014
Affirmative Action Ban
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor: Affirmative Action ‘Opened Doors in My Life’ABC News (Online)
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In a heartfelt dissent to today’s Supreme Court ruling upholding Michigan’s voter-approved ban on race=-based admission programs in its public colleges, Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks from experience about the complex impact of such affirmative action programs on her own life.
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Supreme Court upholds ban on affirmative action in college admissionsPolitico
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The Supreme Court delivered another setback to affirmative action Tuesday, easing the way for states to bar public colleges from considering race in admissions and to prohibit officials from taking race into account in hiring and contracting.
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RACE NOT A FACTOR Supreme Court OKs Mich. affirmative action banFox News (Online News)
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The Supreme Court has upheld Michigan's affirmative action ban, ruling that the state has the right to determine whether racial preferences can be considered in college admissions.
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Many more people have died after police subdued them than the public knows. These are their stories
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Few Americans say conservatives can speak freely on college campuses, an AP-NORC/UChicago poll shows
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Justice Department finds Louisville police engaged in "pattern" of conduct that violated constitutional rights
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Hundreds of prison and jail deaths go uncounted by the federal government, report finds
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Ohio police fatally shoot unarmed Black man in bed during failed arrest attempt, video shows
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Woman at Center of Emmett Till Killing Claims She 'Always Felt Like A Victim' In an unpublished memoir, Carolyn Bryant repeated her denial of wanting the 14-year-old killed.
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‘Totally different’ political climate paves way for smooth passage of Hong Kong’s domestic national security law compared to earlier attempt
South China Morning Post
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Bashing Republicans for ‘rights regression,’ Newsom sidesteps protections for marginalized Californians
CalMatters
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Conflicting rulings on Cincinnati gun laws expected to be reviewed by Ohio Supreme Court
Cincinnati Enquirer
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Civil rights groups, including Al Sharpton-led organization, urge USDA to fix ‘dietary racism’ in school lunch programs
The Hill
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Slotkin to unveil ‘opportunity agenda’ in Detroit, including filibuster reform
Michigan Advance
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FBI worked secretly with hospitals to strip US citizens' gun rights, documents show
Washington Examiner
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Larry Elder takes aim at San Francisco’s $5 million reparations plan: ‘When do we stop?’
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Eric Adams' Plan To Involuntarily Hospitalize Mentally Ill Homeless People Will Face Legal Challenges
Reason
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Parental Rights Group Files Complaint Over High School Theater Production Limited to ‘Students of Color’
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