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Commentary: Critics of affirmative action won a Supreme Court victory. But diversity unquestionably matters

The campaign against affirmative action has reduced the complicated process of college admissions to a simple and highly inaccurate sound bite: Black and brown students are being admitted over higher-achieving white and Asian American applicants. Ascribed a flawed essence, affirmative action has become easier to reject.

Chicago Tribune

In 370 days, Supreme Court conservatives dash decades of abortion and affirmative action precedents

Overturning Roe v. Wade and affirmative action in higher education had been leading goals of the conservative legal movement for decades

The Independent UK

How the Supreme Court's conservative majority came to be

The 6-3 majority was solidified in former President Donald Trump's term, but its roots go back to the Bushes and the political circumstances of 1991 and 2005.

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Martin Schram: Re-affirmative Action – now more than ever

On Wednesday in the nation’s capital, officials at all levels were busily working on official papers that would have a lot to do with Jaylin Osborne’s hopes and dreams for a bright future in college and beyond.

Tribune News Service

A conservative overhaul of public life: what the supreme court’s term means for the US

Despite early moderate rulings, this term will be remembered for booming decisions on race, LGBTQ+ rights and student debt

The Guardian - US

For most Asian Americans, diversity is a core value – even if a loud minority contests it

Edward Blum’s group used Asian Americans for display to serve a longstanding anti-affirmative action agenda

The Guardian - US

Affirmative action for white people? Legacy college admissions come under renewed scrutiny

In the wake of a Supreme Court decision that removes race from the admissions process, colleges are coming under renewed pressure to put an end to legacy preferences, the practice of favoring applicants with family ties to alumni

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Voters Reject Affirmative Action In 8 Out Of 10 Ballot Measures

Citizens in seven states express opposition to expanding or implementing affirmative action policies.

Zenger

Military schools exempt in SCOTUS ruling

"It seems that the court is willing to uphold use of race when government power is at stake," expert says

Salon

Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Decision Sparks Debate On Racial Inequality

Left-wing organizations and Democrats clash with court's ruling, highlighting ongoing racial divide in America

Zenger

Virginia high school admissions case could be legal follow-up to affirmative action ruling

A federal appeals court’s ruling last month about the admissions policy at an elite public high school in northern Virginia may provide a vehicle for the U.S. Supreme Court to flesh out the intended scope of its ruling banning affirmative action in college admissions

The Independent UK

Supreme Court's conservatives are solidly in control, but not quite as predictable as last year

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's conservatives were solidly in control as they ended this year's term with major rulings against college affirmative action and President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan while upholding a Christian web designer's right to refuse work involving gay marriages.

Los Angeles Times

Kentucky Native and Supreme Court Testifier Has Concerns Over Affirmative Action Ruling

A Kentucky man who testified in front of the nation’s high court on Affirmative Action is concerned about the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Thursday that struck down programs at the University of North Carolina and Harvard.

WEKU

Biden says it would be ‘a mistake’ to expand Supreme Court – despite ruling on affirmative action

‘This is not a normal court,’ says President Joe Biden

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Voters in seven states have decided on 10 affirmative action ballot measures

Voters in seven states — Arizona, California, Colorado, Michigan, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Washington — have decided on 10 ballot measures related to affirmative action policies.

The Independent UK

Geraldo Rivera praises affirmative action in final Fox News appearance after claiming he was fired

‘I was a product of affirmative action over half a century ago,’ Rivera says in last appearence on network

Reason

Supreme Court Clarifies 'Undue Hardship' Standard for Religious Accommodations in the Workplace

Plus: Perspectives on the affirmative action ruling, how U.S. policy is thwarting Cuban capitalists, and more...

The Guardian - US

Affirmative action is over in the United States, but only for Black people

Don’t worry, privileged white students can still rely on their parents’ money and connections to get into Harvard. Yay!

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The Conversation

Military academies can still consider race in admissions, but the rest of the nation's colleges and universities cannot, court rules

In a 6-3 ruling on Thursday, June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the use of race in college admissions at Harvard and the University of North Carolina, outlawing the use of race in college admissions in general. The Conversation reached out to three legal scholars to explain…

Fortune

Affirmative action is ending–but holistic admissions can still allow higher education to better reflect society

Admissions departments will lean on policies that consider the applicant as a whole human being, beyond their academic testing scores.

Fortune

How the Supreme Court's gutting of affirmative action will roll back progress on diversity in the workplace

Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Sonia Sotomayor see that impact.

WEKU

Up First briefing: affirmative action; student loan forgiveness; actors strike looms

The Supreme Court effectively ends affirmative action. The ruling on Biden's student debt forgiveness plan is expected today. The contract between actors and studios expires tonight.

The Guardian - US

‘A cautionary tale’: colleges in states with affirmative action bans report racial disparities

Data from Universities of California and Michigan show how the bans have adversely affected Black and Indigenous student enrollment

Axios

Affirmative action exposes SCOTUS' raw nerves

There have always been impassioned dissents, but it's rare for the justices to argue the way regular people argue.

Fortune

Fortune 500 companies and CEOs react to end of affirmative action

Fortune 500 companies, including Salesforce and Microsoft, reacted to the Supreme Court's decision to reject affirmative action at U.S. colleges and universities.

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