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Editorial: An affirmative reaction: After Supreme Court ban on racial admission preferences, colleges should focus on family income levels and end the legacy boost for connected kids

The Supreme Court has spoken, invalidating racial preferences in college admissions as was widely anticipated. The six-justice conservative majority deemed the boost that universities give some applicants purely on the basis of their ethnicity or skin color incompatible with the U.S. Constitution’s promise of equal protection under the laws.

Tribune News Service · Jun 30, 2023

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The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2023

Activists hail Nepal ruling allowing same-sex marriage

KATHMANDU: Same-sex couples in Nepal said on Friday they were preparing to register their marriages after the Supreme Court issued a temporary order clearing the way for gay marriage for the first time in the largely conservative country.

Bangkok Post · Jun 30, 2023

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Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling leaves colleges looking for new ways to promote diversity

The Supreme Court has sent shockwaves through higher education with a landmark decision that struck down affirmative action and left colleges across the nation searching for new ways to promote student diversity

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2023

Biden says Supreme Court hurt its credibility, but shouldn’t expand

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said the Supreme Court’s legitimacy is being called into doubt, but said he still opposes expanding the bench or other large-scale reforms.

Tribune News Service · Jun 30, 2023

Biden talks Supreme Court and Russia but also media and McCain in rare network interview

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The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2023

Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action will cause more harm than good

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas disappoints —again.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 30, 2023

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‘A disgrace’: Harvard students react to Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling

BOSTON — The phrase “affirmative action” rippled around conversations at the Harvard campus Thursday afternoon, as students took in the significant implications of the Supreme Court’s ruling against their school.

Boston Herald · Jun 30, 2023

Supreme Court takes America backwards in striking down race in college admissions

Simply declaring that schools should now be color-blind won’t make it real — or fair. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote as much in a separate dissent, “[D]eeming race irrelevant in law does not make it so in life.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 30, 2023

A 2003 Supreme Court decision upholding affirmative action planted the seeds of its overturning, as justices then and now thought racism an easily solved problem

In an anticipated but nonetheless stunning decision expected to have widespread implications on college campuses and workplaces across the country, the conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 29, 2023, outlawed affirmative action programs that were designed to correct centuries of racist disenfranchisement in higher education.

The Conversation · Jun 30, 2023

What the end of affirmative action means for your HR team and talent pipeline

The Supreme Court's decision to overturn affirmative action will have workforce implications for HR teams.

Fortune · Jun 29, 2023

AOC slams 'ludicrous' SCOTUS decision on affirmative action and other public figures chime in

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Michelle Obama, Mike Pence, Donald Trump and more react to the major affirmative action announcement made today in the US

Daily Mirror · Jun 29, 2023

Biden blasts Supreme Court as not ‘normal’ after affirmative action ruling

WASHINGTON — After he denounced a landmark ruling by six conservative justices restricting affirmative action in college admissions and declared that “we cannot let the decision be a permanent setback for the country,” President Joe Biden said the Supreme Court “is not a normal court.”

Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2023

Affirmative action ruling will reinforce systemic racism, civil rights leaders say

"In a society still scarred by the wounds of racial disparities, the Supreme Court has displayed a willful ignorance of our reality," NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson said.

Axios · Jun 29, 2023

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Reason · Jun 29, 2023

Thoughts on the Supreme Court's Ruling in the Harvard and UNC Racial Preferences Cases

A preliminary assessment of today's decisions. The majority rightly struck a blow against the use of racial preferences for purposes of advancing "diversity" in education. But there are some flaws in its reasoning.

Reason · Jun 29, 2023

Of Course Legacy Admissions Should Follow Affirmative Action to the Grave

There is no reason for public universities to grant preferential treatment to the scions of their alumni.

Daily Mirror · Jun 29, 2023

Who benefits the most from affirmative action and why that might surprise you

According to a report from the Centre for American Progress, white women 'may have been among the greatest beneficiaries' of efforts to integrate and diversify campuses in recent decades - they have a 'renewed responsibility' now that affirmative action has been overturned by the Supreme Court

Salon · Jun 29, 2023

SCOTUS anti-LGBTQ case may be fabricated

Man named in suit says he never requested a gay wedding website — and is married to a woman

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Los Angeles Times · Jun 29, 2023

Supreme Court strikes down race-based affirmative action in college admissions

WASHINGTON — In another major reversal, the Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action policies at colleges and universities that use race as a factor in deciding who is admitted.

Roll Call · Jun 29, 2023

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WEKU · Jun 29, 2023

Why the Supreme Court decision on affirmative action matters

Only a small portion of U.S. colleges have selective admissions, where race-conscious admissions can make a difference in who gets in. But the impacts of banning affirmative action are far wider.

Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2023

Supreme Court broadens religious protections for workers

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court broadened religious protections for workers Thursday in a ruling that clarified when employers can refuse religious accommodations for workers.

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2023

Biden condemns Supreme Court striking down affirmative action: ‘This is not a normal court’

President Biden strongly disagreed with the Court’s decision saying, ‘We cannot let this decision be the last word’

Axios · Jun 29, 2023

Affirmative action's rejection will impact school diversity

The Supreme Court's ruling deems that diversity is no longer a compelling interest for university admission.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 29, 2023

Editorial: Supreme Court’s affirmative action ban is a catastrophic blow to the American dream

The Supreme Court‘s decision Thursday blocking higher educational institutions from using affirmative action policies when considering student applications will have catastrophic effects at a time when the nation is still grappling with generations of racism.

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