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Over 100 Former Clerks Sign Letter Defending the Integrity of Justice Clarence Thomas

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 30, 2023 2 Comments

"And his independence is unshakable, deeply rooted seven decades ago as that young child who walked through the door of his grandparents’ house for a life forever changed"...

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No, the Fifth Circuit Didn’t Restrict Access to the Abortion Pill

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 16, 2023 6 Comments

The order does NOT change access to the pill. SCOTUS has the final say when it receives the case, likely in 2024....

Harvard Loses $15 Million Insurance Claim For Legal Fees In Famous Race Discrimination Case, Appeals Ct Calls Arguments “Gaslighting”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 11, 2023 48 Comments

What is happening here? First it was Oberlin College, now Harvard, where I'm rooting for insurance companies. First Circuit Court of Appeals finds Harvard failed to comply with claims notice requirement of insurance policy, and its main argument was "little more than gaslighting."...

Group Behind Harvard Affirmative Action Victory Now Targeting Military Service Academies

Posted by James Nault on August 06, 2023 15 Comments

Students for Fair Admissions is actively looking for suitable plaintiffs with which to initiate suit against the service academies so as to eradicate affirmative action there as well; this is critical because a "selfless-servant, 'colorblind' culture is a national security imperative that is seriously weakened...

Deja Vu: KBJ Accused of Using Another Bad Statistic in Affirmative Action Dissent

Posted by Terrance Kible on August 05, 2023 49 Comments

Critics allege KBJ used a statistic unsupported by research to show that black physicians better assess and manage pain in black patients....

Reparations Advocates Unmoved by SCOTUS Ruling on Affirmative Action

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 30, 2023 2 Comments

"the task force presumes every Black person is a powerless victim who deserves compensation"...

Supreme Court Allows Mountain Valley Pipeline Construction to Continue

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 28, 2023 31 Comments

Environmentalists are mad....

What Happens When Democrats Start Ignoring U.S. Supreme Court Rulings They Don’t Like?

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 25, 2023 78 Comments

"In one of the most chilling developments in our history, the left has come to embrace the authoritarian language and logic of segregationists in calling for defiance and radical measures against the Supreme Court."...

Sarah Lawrence College Says Minorities Have ‘Anxiety’ Over Affirmative Action Ruling

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 23, 2023 17 Comments

"the school is asking applicants to write about how the Supreme Court’s affirmative action decision might affect them"...

Alabama Republicans’ New Redistricting Map May Parlay SCOTUS Voting Rights Act Loss Into Seat Pick Up

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 21, 2023 9 Comments

Legislators created a map with one bare (51%) black majority, and another with a 40% black vote, seemingly complying with the District Court order affirmed by SCOTUS. This could result in Democrats losing their one Alabama seat....

SCOTUS 303 Creative Decision Affirms that the Law Cannot Compel Opinion

Posted by Dr. Ryan M. Yonk on July 17, 2023 33 Comments

Indeed, at its core, 303 Creative v. Aubrey Elenis was not about whether a business may discriminate because of its own beliefs, but rather whether the state may compel speech of a particular opinion even out of a desire to achieve equal access in the...

Student Government at Temple U. Denounces Recent SCOTUS Rulings

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 16, 2023 6 Comments

"Both of these decisions represent more significant issues embedded in our nation in racial inequality and a lack of protection for the LGBTQ+ community."...

Sen. J.D. Vance Criticizes Colleges Over ‘Intention to Circumvent’ SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 14, 2023 4 Comments

“The Court has instructed you to honor the spirit, and not just the letter, of the ruling”...

Law Firm Takes the Blame For KBJ’s Bad Math On Black Infant Mortality in Her Affirmative Action Dissent

Posted by Terrance Kible on July 14, 2023 74 Comments

The statistic made a 'mathematically absurd claim' about the impact of physician race on the survival rate of black newborns: "For high-risk Black newborns, having a Black physician more than doubles the likelihood that the baby will live, and not die."...

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