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By AFSCME Staff · Friday, June 30, 2023 Supporters of affirmative action protest near the U.S. Supreme Court Building on Capitol Hill on June 29, 2023 in Washington, DC. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/ Getty Images AFSCME President Lee Saunders called the United States Supreme […]
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – On Thursday, the United States Supreme Court released two decisions that unravel decades of legal precedent on race-based affirmative action. The rulings in Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. University of North Carolina, split 6-3, demolish an effective […]
Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus (LLBC) Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Gutting College Admissions Affirmative Action Policy Published 6:51 am Friday, June 30, 2023 BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA Unfortunately, history has shown us, and even in this present time, “We the people”, has never truly included ALL people. Affirmative action wasn’t just about color. It was […]
CNN — 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.
In an extraordinary exchange that played out among the pages of a landmark decision by the Supreme Court declaring race-conscious admissions at colleges and universities across the nation unlawful, two Black justices battled over the merits of affirmative action. In sharp rebuttals, Justices Clarence Thomas and Ketanji Brown Jackson harshly criticized each other’s perspectives, reflecting […]
A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on June 5. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on June 5. Alex Wong/Getty Images Supreme Court guts affirmative action, effectively ending race-conscious admissions In a historic decision, the U.S. Supreme […]
June 29 (Reuters) – When liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first Black woman to join the U.S. Supreme Court, she was expected to bring a different view on racial matters than Justice Clarence Thomas, its only other Black member and a staunch conservative.
In an extraordinary exchange that played out among the pages of a landmark decision by the Supreme Court declaring race-conscious admissions at colleges and universities across the nation unlawful, two Black justices battled over the merits of affirmative action. In sharp rebuttals, Justices Clarence Thomas and Ketanji Brown Jackson harshly criticized each other’s perspectives, reflecting […]
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina were unlawful, curtailing affirmative action at colleges and universities around the nation, a policy that has long been a pillar of higher education. The vote was 6 to 3, with the court’s liberal members in dissent.
Half of Americans disapprove of colleges and universities taking race and ethnicity into account in admissions decisions, according to a recent Pew Research Center report, while . . .