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A brief history of affirmative action…for white people

OPINION: As the Supreme Court hears arguments that will likely lead to the end of affirmative action, we thought we’d

Michael Harriot / November 3, 2022

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Meet Edward Blum, the man who wants to take down affirmative action

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Monday to decide whether to throw college affirmative action programs in the

David A. Love / November 1, 2022

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Supreme Court takes up race-conscious college admissions

WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the Supreme Court’s conservative majority are questioning the continued use of affirmative action in higher

Associated Press / October 31, 2022

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Affirmative action under threat as high court hears UNC case

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Once a bastion of segregation, the University of North Carolina now takes account of race to make

Associated Press / October 29, 2022

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Concerns grow over the future of affirmative action after controversial Supreme Court rulings

The Supreme Court’s controversial decision to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion, among other recent rulings, has caused great

April Ryan / July 8, 2022

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High court nominee says she’d skip Harvard race case

WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said Wednesday that if confirmed to the Supreme Court she’d sit out an

Associated Press / March 24, 2022

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Supreme Court to hear challenge to race-based affirmative action in college admissions

The conservative-dominated Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to the consideration of race in college admissions, adding

Associated Press / January 24, 2022