Behind U.S. Supreme Court race cases, a contested push for ‘color blindness’ | The Mighty 790 KFGO
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on October 28, 2022
By Andrew Chung
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court’s first Black woman justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson, wasted no time making clear her views on race. On her second day of hearing arguments on the court, Jackson said the U.S. Constitution is not “race blind” and that governments may consider race to ensure that people are treated equally.
Jackson’s conservative colleagues could make that much more difficult as America’s top judicial body considers three major race-related disputes during its current nine-month term. All three involve arguments by conservatives asserting that . . .
