Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said the 14th Amendment protects everyone, not “only the blacks” during an oral argument on Affirmative Action reports the New York Times. The court was debating whether or not Affirmative Action programs could be banned by voters through referendums. A referendum allows voters to approve or reject a particular proposal […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is beginning a new term with controversial topics that offer the court’s conservative majority the chance to move aggressively to undo limits on campaign contributions, undermine claims of discrimination in housing and mortgage lending, and allow for more government-sanctioned prayer. Assuming the government shutdown doesn’t get in their way, […]
UT Chapter Of Young Conservatives, a conservative group held an “affirmative action” bake sale at the University Of Texas, reports KENS 5. RELATED: UC Berkeley…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration told colleges and universities Friday they can continue to use admissions to increase diversity among their students, even in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling that could potentially open the door to more challenges. “Racially diverse educational environments help to prepare students to succeed in our increasingly diverse […]
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Democratic legislator from Minnesota swiftly apologized Tuesday for a tweet he sent that referred to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as “Uncle Thomas” following a major ruling on the nation’s landmark voting rights law. Thomas, who is black, was part of a 5-4 majority that invalidated part of the […]
– Jeff Johnson talks with the TJMS about the Supreme Court decision to uphold Affirmative Action.
In a fiery concurring opinion Monday, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said the University of Texas at Austin’s admissions policy amounted to discrimination and compared the school’s affirmative action program to slavery and segregation, reports the Huffington Post. “Slaveholders argued that slavery was a ‘positive good’ that civilized blacks and elevated them in every dimension […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Affirmative action in college admissions survived Supreme Court review Monday in a consensus decision that avoided the difficult constitutional issues surrounding a challenge to the University of Texas admission plan. Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote the court’s 7-1 ruling that said a court should approve the use of race as a factor in […]
Rev. Al Sharpton talks with the crew about the latest battle building against Affirmative Action that is heading to the Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s decision to hear a new case from Michigan on the politically charged issue of affirmative action offers an intriguing hint that the justices will not use a separate challenge already pending from Texas for a broad ruling bringing an end to the consideration of race in college admissions. To […]
Rev. Al Sharpton talks with the crew about the current review of Affirmative Action in the Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court justices sharply questioned the University of Texas' use of race in college admissions Wednesday in a case that could lead to new limits on affirmative action. The court heard arguments in a challenge to the program from a white Texan who contends she was discriminated against when the university did […]
