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By All Means, Eliminate Legacy And Donor Admissions Preferences Because They Are Corrupting, Regardless of Racial Impact

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 02, 2023 34 Comments

My position since long before the recent SCOTUS Affirmative Action decision: "I am against legacy admissions preferences regardless of whether they have a racial impact on admissions, because they contribute to a cronyism that shifts the focus from the individual’s merits to the school’s interest...

Boston University School of Law Offers Students Therapy Over Recent SCOTUS Rulings

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 02, 2023 48 Comments

"As a reminder, BU also offers a number of wellness resources that are willing and able to help students navigate these times."...

‘Proud’ Dem’s Racist Reaction to SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling Has Folks Wondering Progressive or Parody? (UPDATE: Bot Account)

Posted by Stacey Matthews on July 01, 2023 19 Comments

"Today's Supreme Court decision is a direct attack on Black people. No Black person will be able to succeed in a merit-based system which is exactly why affirmative-action based programs were needed. Today's decision is a TRAVESTY!!!"...

Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud – Video of Berkeley Law Dean Admitting To “Unstated Affirmative Action”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 30, 2023 40 Comments

Statement by Dean of Berkeley Law School shows how affirmative action continues but has gone underground in states like California where it is banned, a phenomenon we will see nationally after the Supreme Court's Harvard/UNC decision....

Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Christian Web Designer Who Refused to Design Sites for Gay Weddings

Posted by Terrance Kible on June 30, 2023 59 Comments

"The framers designed the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment to protect the 'freedom to think as you will and to speak as you think.'"...

Supreme Court Strikes Down Biden’s Student-Loan Forgiveness Plan

Posted by Terrance Kible on June 30, 2023 30 Comments

Roberts for 6–3 majority: "The text of the HEROES Act does not authorize the Secretary’s loan forgiveness program. The Secretary’s power under the Act to 'modify' does not permit 'basic and fundamental changes in the scheme' designed by Congress."...

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“This ruling represents a drastic retreat in the social position of higher education”

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 30, 2023 2 Comments

Professor Glenn Reynolds on the Supreme Court Affirmative Action ruling....

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Clarence Thomas Reading His Epic Takedown Of KBJ’s Affirmative Action Dissent Left Her “Visibly Angry”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 29, 2023 112 Comments

"JUSTICE JACKSON’s race-infused world view falls flat at each step...

SCOTUS “gave universities a narrow opening, and Harvard just announced it’s going to drive an affirmative action truck right through it”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 29, 2023 89 Comments

Today's decision was a major achievement, don't get me wrong. But the battle is just getting started to enforce this victory for equal protection....

‘Tyranny of a Minority’: The Left Freaks Out After Affirmative Action Ruled Unconstitutional

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 29, 2023 133 Comments

The NYT: "The major ruling curtails race-conscious college admissions in the U.S., all but ensuring that elite institutions become whiter and more Asian and less Black and Latino."...

Supreme Court: Harvard and UNC Affirmative Action “invalidated under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 29, 2023 91 Comments

Chief Justice Roberts for the 6-3 majority: "The race-based admissions systems that respondents employ also fail to comply with the twin commands of the Equal Protection Clause that race may never be used as a “negative” and that it may not operate as a stereotype"...

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US Supreme Court Tag

By All Means, Eliminate Legacy And Donor Admissions Preferences Because They Are Corrupting, Regardless of Racial Impact

Boston University School of Law Offers Students Therapy Over Recent SCOTUS Rulings

‘Proud’ Dem’s Racist Reaction to SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling Has Folks Wondering Progressive or Parody? (UPDATE: Bot Account)

Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud – Video of Berkeley Law Dean Admitting To “Unstated Affirmative Action”

Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Christian Web Designer Who Refused to Design Sites for Gay Weddings

Supreme Court Strikes Down Biden’s Student-Loan Forgiveness Plan

“This ruling represents a drastic retreat in the social position of higher education”

Clarence Thomas Reading His Epic Takedown Of KBJ’s Affirmative Action Dissent Left Her “Visibly Angry”

SCOTUS “gave universities a narrow opening, and Harvard just announced it’s going to drive an affirmative action truck right through it”

‘Tyranny of a Minority’: The Left Freaks Out After Affirmative Action Ruled Unconstitutional

Supreme Court: Harvard and UNC Affirmative Action “invalidated under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment”

Supreme Court: First Amendment Requires Showing of Recklessness to Prosecute ‘True Threats’

Supreme Court Rejects “Independent State Legislature” Theory In Moore v. Harper

Supreme Court: States Lack ‘Standing’ To Challenge Biden Slow Walk On Immigration Enforcement

Pelosi Tells Democrats to Make Abortion Top Priority in 2024, Supports SCOTUS Term Limits

Flashback: The One-Year Anniversary of the Supreme Court Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade

ProPublica And Activist Groups Attacking Clarence Thomas Share Same Funders

Lawsuit Against Bias Response Team at Virginia Tech Could Go to Supreme Court

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