Category: Affirmative Action

Republicans Laud, Democrats Lament Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling

Politicians from both sides of the political aisle spoke out regarding the Supreme Court’s historic June 29 Affirmative Action ruling with support and condemnation. The decision struck down the use of racially based admission policies in the United States, ending the so-called affirmative action in higher education. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) sent a tweet saying he…


ANALYSIS: Colleges Likely to Seek Workarounds in Aftermath of Ban on Affirmative Action

The admissions process at many American colleges and universities may be dramatically altered after the June 29 Supreme Court ruling that overturns the practice of broadly applying racial considerations in the selection of incoming students. The 6–3 ruling in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College upends the longstanding practice…


Group That Won Supreme Court Case on Affirmative Action Holds Press Conference

Students for Fair Admissions, the Group that won the case on Affirmative Action against Harvard and University of North Carolina at the Supreme Court, holds a press conference at 2:00 p.m. ET on June 29 at the National Press Club in Washington. …


Trump, Other GOP Presidential Candidates Respond to Historic Affirmative Action Ruling

Former president Donald Trump and other Republican presidential candidates–including two who are ethnic minorities–lauded the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic decision declaring that colleges cannot use race when considering which students to admit. Because of the ruling nixing this type of affirmative action policy, Trump called June 29 “a great day for America.” “People with extraordinary…


Trump: ‘Great Day for America’ As SCOTUS Rejects Affirmative Action in Colleges

Former president Donald Trump and other Republican presidential candidates–including two who are ethnic minorities–lauded the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic decision declaring that colleges cannot use race when considering which students to admit. Because of the ruling nixing this type of affirmative action policy, Trump called June 29 “a great day for America.” “People with extraordinary…


Supreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action Policies at US Colleges

The Supreme Court has struck down the use of racially discriminatory admissions policies at U.S. colleges. The decision ends the use of so-called affirmative action in higher education, a longtime goal of conservatives. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that for too long universities have “concluded, wrongly, that the touchstone of an individual’s identity is not…


Supreme Court Strikes Down Race-Based Admissions at Colleges

The Supreme Court has struck down the use of racially discriminatory admissions policies at U.S. colleges. The decision ends the use of so-called affirmative action in higher education, a longtime goal of conservatives. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote (pdf) that for too long universities have “concluded, wrongly, that the touchstone of an individual’s identity is…


LIVE NOW: View of Supreme Court Ahead of Possible Rulings on Student Loan or Affirmative Action

Live view of the Supreme Court. The court may announce decisions on the student loan forgiveness program or affirmative action on June 29. …


View of Supreme Court Ahead of Possible Rulings on Student Loan or Affirmative Action

Live view of the Supreme Court. The court may announce decisions on the student loan forgiveness program or affirmative action on June 29. …


Supreme Court Poised to Issue Blockbuster Rulings This Week

The Supreme Court is poised this week to issue a series of rulings covering the hot-button issues of affirmative action, student loan forgiveness, the intersection of religious freedom with free speech and employment law, and how much power state legislatures should have in the congressional redistricting process. It was this month last year that the…