How Health Care May Be Affected By The Affirmative Action Ruling
Doctors are concerned that a Supreme Court ruling issued June 29 will have far-reaching effects not only on the diversity of doctors and other care providers in training but ultimately also on patient care.
In A Land Starved Of Truth, The Unbanned Book Club Strikes Back
The lack of resources that disproportionately impacts Black communities isn’t limited to food or health care. Access to literature is also often limited in Black neighborhoods. Nearly half of American children live in a 'book desert'.
The History Of Affirmative Action In Higher Education
On June 29th 2023, The Supreme Court ruled in two cases that using race as a factor for college admission violates the 14th Amendment Equal Protection Clause. This major decision ended affirmative action in higher education.
Supreme Court Puts The Brakes On Student Loan Relief Plans
The Court decided on two cases today — Biden v. Nebraska and U.S. Department of Education v. Brown. Both sought to block student loan forgiveness and challenged the president’s authority to push a plan of such magnitude.
He Crushed The Bar Exam, But The Legal Profession Remains Disproportionately White
Matthew Graham’s score placed him above 94% of Bar exam test takers. He worked hard the past three and a half years to join a profession in which only 5% are Black and 81% are white.
SCOTUS Strikes Down Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
The Supreme Court has ruled against the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness program on its final day before its summer recess.
What Does The End Of Affirmative Action Mean For Black Students?
We can learn from the states where affirmative action has already been banned what the Supreme Court’s decision to restrict race as a factor in the college admissions process will mean.
Watch: Supreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that race-conscious admission policies of Harvard College and the University of North Carolina violate the Constitution.
Hear What Happened Inside The Supreme Court After Historic Ruling
CNN senior Supreme Court analyst Joan Biskupic was in the room as the highest court in the land delivered their landmark decision on affirmative action. Biskupic details the atmosphere of the courtroom.
Breaking: Supreme Court Guts Affirmative Action In College Admissions
The Supreme Court says colleges and universities can no longer take race into consideration as a specific basis for granting admission, a landmark decision overturning long-standing precedent that has benefited Black and Latino students in higher education.
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Why Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Goes It Alone
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson over the past two years has been nearly as visible on the book circuit as she has been at the Supreme Court, recounting her personal struggles and professional successes and emphasizing that she is the embodiment of her “ancestors’ dreams.”
