A post-racial US? Court poised to change race laws
WASHINGTON (AP) — Has the nation lived down its history of racism and should the law become colorblind?
How affirmative action foes are borrowing from the NAACP
PRO PUBLICA - When the NAACP began challenging Jim Crow laws across the South, it knew that, in the battle for public opinion, the particular plaintiffs mattered as much as the facts of the case...
What the New York Times gets wrong about affirmative action
OPINION -This year’s Supreme Court docket could dramatically alter racial policy in America, with cases that could invalidate two key achievements of the civil rights movement: The Voting Rights Act and affirmative action...
How the Supreme Court could reshape racial politics in America
theGRIO REPORT - If it rules as expected in two closely-watched cases over the next few months, the U.S. Supreme Court, lead by five conservative justices, will cement a view it has already suggested in the past: America is increasingly beyond race...
Appeals court stays Mich. affirmative action ban
DETROIT (AP) - The ruling that ended Michigan's ban on affirmative action in college admissions was put on hold Friday until the U.S. Supreme Court decides to hear an appeal by the state's attorney general...
Michigan affirmative action ban struck down
theGRIO REPORT - On Thursday, a federal appeals court threw out Michigan's controversial voter-approved ban on affirmative action in college admissions and public hiring...
This week's best op-eds
OPINION - What were some of the best opinion articles from around the web that you might have missed?...
Supreme Court casts serious doubt over future of affirmative action
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Supreme Court justices sharply questioned the University of Texas' use of race in college admissions Wednesday in a case that could lead to new limits on affirmative action...
A future doctor on Affirmative Action
OPINION - Today, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear arguments in a case that challenges the legal viability of affirmative action. Now more than ever, the United States needs to consciously cultivate a diverse physician workforce...
Affirmative action's big challenge: Lukewarm liberal support
ANALYSIS - Many Democrats oppose the practice, and some of the key liberal voices in the country are lukewarm about it...
