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Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 95

Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., has died

The Independent UK

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson delivers searing civil rights lesson in dissent to affirmative action ruling

Her rebuke condemns conservative majority’s ‘let-them-eat-cake obliviousness’ to legacy of racism

The Independent UK

Affirmative action's rejection will impact school diversity

The Supreme Court's ruling deems that diversity is no longer a compelling interest for university admission.

Axios

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Editorial: Supreme Court’s affirmative action ban is a catastrophic blow to the American dream

The Supreme Court‘s decision Thursday blocking higher educational institutions from using affirmative action policies when considering student applications will have catastrophic effects at a time when the nation is still grappling with generations of racism.

Los Angeles Times

Joe Biden slams Supreme Court in fiery speech dispelling myths about affirmative action

America's colleges and universities can no longer weigh race and gender when considering a student's eligibility for enrollment after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action on Thursday

Daily Mirror

KBJ torches affirmative action ruling

The “visibly angry” justice said Thomas “ignites too many straw men to list”

Salon

Fla. teachers unions work to increase membership as new law kicks in

Florida’s teachers unions, running an “I’m sticking with my union” campaign, are working this summer to overcome the hurdles of a new state law they argue is unfair and unconstitutional.

Orlando Sentinel

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Noah Feldman: Affirmative action is radical Supreme Court's latest casualty

Affirmative action died Thursday at the hands of the Supreme Court’s conservative constitutional revolution. In a 6-3 decision, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the court overturned nearly 50 years of precedent and held that it’s unconstitutional for universities to take account of racial diversity in their admissions.

Tribune News Service

Biden gives emphatic response to question about troubling Hunter text

President’s son faces several criminal charges, but whistleblower has alleged DoJ held back on further counts

The Independent UK

Obamas disagree with Supreme Court affirmative action ruling

The former president said “affirmative action wasn’t perfect. But it allowed generations of students like Michelle and me to prove we belonged.”

Chicago Sun-Times

What Trump, DeSantis and other 2024 candidates said about SCOTUS affirmative action decision

The court ruled 6-3 against the admissions processes at Harvard and the University of North Carolina.

Axios

Affirmative action in universities officially ENDED by Supreme Court in landmark decision

The landmark decision overturns long-standing precedent that has benefitted Black and Latino students in higher education

Daily Mirror

DeSantis accused of breaking the law with Texas border trip

‘His campaign has to reimburse the state of Texas for the cost, or else he’s received an unreported and likely excessive in-kind contribution’

The Independent UK

Supreme Court ends race-conscious college admissions. How will it change California education?

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Thursday said universities and colleges could no longer use a form of race-conscious admissions, rejecting a decades-old precedent in affirmative action policy.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

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Largely ignored by Congress, DeSantis woos state lawmakers to help lift his campaign

Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign has the formal backing of five U.S. representatives, one governor, and exactly zero U.S. senators — a grand total of six endorsements from the nation’s top elected officials.

Tribune News Service

Can colleges admit racially diverse classes without affirmative action?

DALLAS -- College administrators are reevaluating how they can admit racially diverse classes, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled colleges are no longer allowed to consider race in the admissions process.

Tribune News Service

Brainard sees potential for near-2% US inflation by November 2024

President Joe Biden’s chief economic adviser said that inflation numbers should improve through the second half of the year and that there’s a reasonable chance the pace could get down around 2% by the time of the November 2024 election.

The Independent UK

LOCALIZE IT: Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions

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Biden has reminded us yet again that he’s a weak and lukewarm ally of abortion rights

At a recent fundraiser he said he’s ‘not big on’ abortion. It’s not pro-choice activists who are out of step with the mainstream; it’s Joe Biden

Evening Standard

US Supreme court rules against affirmative action in college admissions

Court overturns plans allowing colleges to consider applicant’s race during admissions process

Tribune News Service

‘A dream come true’: Over 1,200 become US citizens at naturalization ceremonies

More than 1,200 people from 85 countries were naturalized Wednesday through two separate ceremonies in Roseville, California, hosted by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, with the first ceremony themed as a special tribute to Independence Day.

The Texas Tribune

With race-based admissions no longer an option, states may imitate Texas Top 10% Plan

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled the practice unconstitutional, admissions experts say other states could look to Texas’ Top 10% Plan as a way to diversify their student bodies.

Salon

Trump thinks he'll get "my boxes" back

Trump claimed materials belong to "me" and that it was "illegal" for him to no longer have access to the documents

Zenger

McCarthy Backtracks After Controversial Trump Remark

House Speaker apologizes to Trump and praises him as strongest candidate in fundraising email

The Texas Tribune

UT-Austin only Texas public university affected by Supreme Court’s ending use of race in admissions

No other public universities use race as a factor, but Texas private schools like Rice and Southern Methodist University will be impacted.

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