The Latest Breaking News from Affirmative Action

The court’s decision this week served as an affirmation that race-conscious protections such as these can and should exist in US law

The Supreme Court is expected to strike down race-based decisions in college admissions, dealing a blow to affirmative action.

On Tuesday, in Nuziard v. Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) federal district court judge Mark T. Pittman issued an injunction against the MBDA's Business Center Program. These Centers may give assistance only to businesses owned by socially or economically disadvantaged individuals. A Business owned by a "Black, African American, Hispanic,…

Of all the civil rights policies enacted by U.S President Lyndon Johnson, affirmative action is arguably one of the most enduring – and most challenged.

Complaint draws heavily from 2012 article by Ron Unz, who publishes antisemitic, anti-LGBTQ+ and neo-Nazi screeds

Could the Court treat Justice Powell's Bakke opinion the way it treated Justice Kennedy's Rapanos opinion?

If the Supreme Court rules against affirmative action, universities risk becoming more homogenous, making it harder for companies to recruit diverse hires.

After bans on affirmative action in states from California to Florida, colleges have tried a range of strategies to achieve a diverse student body

"After this you’ll really be able to identify who has always been on board and who never really was," says one diversity, equity, and inclusion specialist.