Tag: 14th Amendment to the US Constitution

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…


Parents Sue Colorado School Alleging It Secretly Recruited Kids for Gender and Sexuality Club

A pair of Colorado families have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against their children’s school district, alleging school officials secretly recruited their children for an after-school club focused on gender and sexual orientation. The lawsuit is being brought by the America First Policy Institute and Illumine Legal on behalf of Johnathan and Erin Lee…


IN-DEPTH: President Has Legal Grounds to Ignore Debt Ceiling, Some Experts Say

The three-month standoff between the White House and Congress over the debt ceiling threatens a first-ever default on the nation’s financial obligations, which could occur as soon as June 1. That possibility could be avoided if the president chose to simply ignore the debt ceiling and resume borrowing money to pay the legal debts Congress…