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Affirmative Action: My Argument Against Racial Preferences Prevails at Cornell Political Union Debate

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 30, 2022 40 Comments

On Monday, October 31, 2022, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral argument in cases challenging racial preferences in university admissions at Harvard and UNC. Typically referred to as "Affirmative Action," the universities argue that they must take race into account in making admissions decisions in order to achieve the racially "diverse" student body they say advances their educational missions.

Dems Pounce on ‘Report’ About Ron DeSantis and Clarence Thomas That Turned out to Be Fake News

Posted by Stacey Matthews on October 30, 2022 36 Comments

"On 24 June, the day after the luncheon, the court handed down its decision for Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned the 1973 decision which enshrined the right to seek an abortion," UK Independent reporter Eric Garcia wrote in a since-deleted article....

Harvard Students Given $2,700 for Travel to Pro-Affirmative Action Rally at SCOTUS

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 26, 2022 4 Comments

"The group expects 90 students to attend the protests at the Supreme Court where attorneys representing the Ivy League school will argue in support of racial quotas in admissions"...

Failed Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton Warns GOP has Plan to Steal 2024 Election

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 25, 2022 84 Comments

The paranoia: "Right-wing extremists already have a plan to literally steal the next presidential election and they’re not making a secret of it."...

‘Kill All Christian Nationalists’: Vandals Trash Michigan Catholic Church With Pro-Abortion Graffiti

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 13, 2022 31 Comments

Security cameras caught the cowards in the act. I'm shocked they didn't make any references to handmaids....

Supreme Court Denies Trump Application To Vacate 11th Circuit Order On Documents Marked Classified

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 13, 2022 36 Comments

Not unexpected, but of course being celebrated as a smack down of Trump. Does this mean SCOTUS is legitimate again?...

Pending Return to SCOTUS, Yeshiva University Freezes All Student Group Activities Rather Than Recognize LGBT Alliance

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 16, 2022 32 Comments

“the university will hold off on all undergraduate club activities while it immediately takes steps to follow the roadmap provided by the US Supreme Court to protect YU’s religious freedom.”...

Yeshiva University Must Recognize LGBTQ Student Group For Now, After SCOTUS Vacates Stay As Premature

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 14, 2022 38 Comments

Majority: "The application is denied because it appears that applicants have at least two further avenues for expedited or interim state court relief." Alito Dissent: "As the [Pride] Alliance has contended, this would force Yeshiva to make a 'statement' in support of an interpretation of...

Justice Sotomayor Stays NY State Court Order Forcing Yeshiva University To Recognize “Pride Alliance” Club

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 09, 2022 27 Comments

"Yeshiva shouldn’t have been forced to go all the way to the Supreme Court to receive such a commonsense ruling in favor of its First Amendment rights." Eric Baxter, Vice President and Senior Counsel at Becket, said, "We are grateful that Justice Sotomayor stepped in to protect Yeshiva’s...

Veterans Affairs Will Provide Abortions to Vets in Cases of “Rape and Incest” and Mother’s “Health”

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 05, 2022 21 Comments

In regards to rape and incest: "We are not requiring a veteran to present particular evidence such as a police report to qualify for this care."...

Hulu Cuts Maternity and Paternity Leave as Parent Company Disney Pays for Abortion Travel Costs

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 04, 2022 17 Comments

The culture of death is growing strong....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxUFqQLnV7E

Federal Judge Strikes Down Texas Law Banning Adults Under 21 From Carrying Guns

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 26, 2022 89 Comments

Pittman first mentioned that the Second Amendment text does not mention age, which is "notable" because "when the Framers meant to impose age restrictions, they did so expressly."...

SCOTUS Affirmative Action Reply Briefs: Harvard and UNC Make Arguments Similar To Segregationists

Posted by Johanna Markind on August 26, 2022 34 Comments

Group challenging discrimination against Asian students files Reply Briefs in Harvard and UNC cases: "Harvard uses race as a proxy for character, equates race with winning a national award, micromanages tight racial ranges, never considered race neutrality, makes no plans to stop using race...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DWt7rnDNDE

Rhodes College Alumni Group Wants Justice Amy Coney Barrett Removed From School’s Hall of Fame

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 08, 2022 11 Comments

"one of the biggest current threats to our fundamental rights, the stability of our nation, and our democracy"...

Higher Ed Establishment v. Asian Students at SCOTUS

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 03, 2022 43 Comments

Our column in The NY Post about amicus briefs filed against the Asian students in the Harvard/UNC Supreme Court discrimination cases: "The educational establishment’s uniformity and vigor in supporting racial preferences is staggering."...

Harvard SCOTUS Case: American Bar Association Supports “Race-Conscious Admissions Policies”

Posted by Johanna Markind on August 02, 2022 28 Comments

ABA Amicus Brief: "The Court should not ban race-conscious admissions policies...

Biden Nominates Lawyer Who Represented Mississippi Abortion Clinic to Appeals Court

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 29, 2022 19 Comments

Gross....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuNPCqcsInQ

Suspect in Attempted Murder of Justice Kavanaugh Reportedly Wanted to Kill Three SCOTUS Judges

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 29, 2022 18 Comments

According to newly released documents, the suspect arrested for attempting to murder Justice Brett Kavanaugh in June reportedly aspired to commit more crimes. Nicholas John Roske allegedly wanted to kill two more justices in addition to Kavanaugh to change the court for "decades to come."

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