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Indian Navy ensures safer Indian Ocean Region through anti-piracy operations, protecting vessels and nationals, under Maritime Anti-Piracy Act, 2022.

The Hindu

Alabama lawmakers have approved a sweeping anti-diversity, equity and inclusion bill

Republicans said they are guarding against programs that "deepen divisions," but Black Democrats called it an effort to roll back affirmative action programs that welcome and encourage diversity.

WEKU

Prof: Anti-woke crusade "will backfire"

Courts see anti-DEI efforts as not only infringements "on free speech, but as an infringement on academic freedom"

Salon

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The First Amendment Right to Affirmative Action

How private universities can use Boy Scouts v. Dale to get out from under Students for Fair Admissions

Reason

US Supreme Court Rejects Virginia Case On High School Admissions

US Supreme Court rejects Virginia case on race in high school admissions, impacting affirmative action debates.

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DEI is a ‘strategic decision’ CEOs can make, business leaders tell companies

Diversity-focused groups outline concerns in letter to Fortune 500 companies amid conservative attacks on inclusivity initiatives

The Guardian - US

Today's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Landscape Will Have Huge Impact on Future, Says Business Advisory Firm BoardWise

Since its roots in the civil rights movement and affirmative action in the 1960s, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has evolved. Today, it is one of the most salient business concerns, with virtually every company in different jurisdictions all over the world looking to reap the value of DEI principles.

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Following in her mom's footsteps, a doctor fights to make medicine more inclusive

Dr. Uché Blackstock says that the 2023 SCOTUS ruling against affirmative action will have a long-term, negative impact on both Black doctors and patients. Her book is Legacy.

WEKU

DEI opponents are using a 1866 Civil Rights law to challenge equity policies in the workplace

Opponents of diversity programs are increasingly banking on an 1866 civil rights law meant to protect Black people from economic exclusion as a way to challenge corporate diversity and equity policies as well as funding to Black-owned businesses

The Independent UK

As legal challenges mount, some companies retool diversity and inclusion programs

Conservative advocates have filed a growing number of legal challenges, encouraged by the Supreme Court’s June ruling ending affirmative action in college admissions

The Independent UK

Harvard's Affirmative Action Hire Gets the Boot

Plus: Trump sues over ballot access, the CCP tells people to have sex, and more...

Reason

Supreme Court overturns affirmative action; colleges find diversity workaround

Discover the creative and thought-provoking take on the Supreme Court's affirmative action decision and its impact on college admissions. Unveil the import...

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Wisconsin university regents reject deal with Republicans to reduce diversity positions

The regents of Universities of Wisconsin have narrowly voted to reject a deal with Republican lawmakers to freeze hiring for diversity positions, drop an affirmative action faculty hiring program at UW-Madison and create a position at the flagship campus focused on conservative thought

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The Conversation

Book explores how colleges seek to increase racial diversity without relying on race in college admissions

When the Supreme Court outlawed the use of race in college admissions in June 2023, it forced colleges and universities to rethink how to maintain and increase diversity in their student bodies. It’s a topic that political science professor Lauren Foley had been exploring in her new book, “On the…

Marie Claire

Sandra Day O'Connor, the First Woman to Ever Serve the Supreme Court, Has Died

Justice O’Connor played a pivotal role when issues like abortion, affirmative action, gender discrimination, and voting rights took center stage in American politics.

The Conversation

Edward Blum's crusade against affirmative action has used the legal strategy developed by civil rights activists

Few people have been more associated with rolling back modern-day civil rights laws than Edward Blum, the former stockbroker who has successfully challenged many affirmative action and voting rights laws.

The Hindu

We are confronted with fundamental questions about ethical treatments of AI, says CJI

Identity plays a crucial role in life choices, liberty & resources. Chief Justice Chandrachud discussed the relationship between identity & liberty, & the role of the State in perpetuating social prejudices & hierarchies. He cited John Stuart Mill's book on Liberty & the idea of "Your right to swing your…

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The Canberra Times

Men moved aside in ACT Labor preselection to meet affirmative action quotas

An ex-party president is expected to run in Brindabella.

Reason

Racial Classification in Higher Education Admissions Before and After SFFA

This is my new article, forthcoming in the SMU Law Review. Larry Solum's legal blog says its "highly recommended," and you can download it here. Meanwhile, here is the abstract: Hundreds of law review articles have discussed the legality of affirmative action programs. Virtually all of them begin with the…

The Hindu

‘Government will continue to be firm against those dividing people on communal lines’: Dinesh Gundu Rao

State govt committed to uphold nation's solidarity, take affirmative action against groups trying to divide people on communal lines: Dinesh Gundu Rao. Congress works to bring people together, rivals rely on sentimental issues. Felicitated Syed Naseer Hussain, Rajya Sabha MP, Saleem Ahmed, MLCs, former ministers.

The Hindu

Caste-based census debate emerges as a delicate political subject ahead of LS polls in Kerala

Parties in Kerala in tricky position on national SECC; NSS & SNDP at opposite extremes; AICC calls for caste census in 3 States; CPI(M), Cong & BJP wary of disregarding NSS; SNDP's strong pitch for census & affirmative action; IUML leader for caste census; Oppn treading fine line; BJP calls…

The Walrus

The Next Target in the War on Affirmative Action? Law Firms

The move to weed out equitable hiring is part of a much longer history of exclusion in both the US and Canada

The Hindu

A key step by Bihar to promote better social justice

Regular caste-based census data can help track the progress of different caste groups over time

Al Jazeera

How a landmark caste census in India threatens Modi’s grip on power

The findings may upend the country’s politics, as marginalised groups demand better government job opportunities.

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