Tag: Racial Preference

When Will Progressives Realize That Americans Really Hate Racial Preferences?

Commentary The Supreme Court’s decision striking down racial preferences in student admissions at Harvard and the University of North Carolina is proving to be highly popular with American voters. The most recent poll, released on July 17, reveals that 65 percent—nearly two-thirds—of likely voters approve of the court’s 6–3 ruling, including 49 percent—nearly half—who strongly…


Alameda County Sued Over Alleged Racial Quotas in Public Contracting

A California-based civil rights group sued Alameda County July 25 for policies that allegedly grant racial preferences in government contracting. Californians for Equal Rights Foundation and two individual co-plaintiffs, represented by the nonprofit Pacific Legal Foundation, filed the lawsuit in the Superior Court challenging two Alameda County public contracting programs that impose race-based preferences for…