Activists sue Harvard over legacy admissions after affirmative action ruling
A civil rights legal group is challenging legacy admissions at Harvard University, calling it racial discrimination.
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A civil rights legal group is challenging legacy admissions at Harvard University, calling it racial discrimination.
A look at how we got to Friday's decision and how big the student debt issue is in the United States.
"It was very exhausting to come in day after day after day after day to put another attack on LGBTQ people and that's what it felt like going through these 140 days when bills started moving."
Democratic Texas Representatives Julie Johnson and Venton Jones blame Republicans for filing legislation that makes their community feel unworthy.
Jack covers the start of a second special session, a dispute over where the impeached Attorney General should be getting paid and the SCOTUS ruling against affirmative action in this week's episode.
In a 6-3 decision, the court's conservative majority found that federal law does not authorize the program to wipe out nearly half-a-trillion dollars in debt.
The court said the First Amendment prohibits the state from forcing the designer to express messages that are contrary to her closely held religious beliefs.
"Some universities will have fewer students of color, it could rebound over time but it seems that could be a likely impact," said Dale Carpenter, a constitutional law expert at SMU.
Michael Williams says he felt vindicated after reading the Supreme Court's ruling rejecting affirmative action for college campus admissions.
Democratic Congressman Marc Veasey of Fort Worth criticized the majority of Justices behind the ruling.
Several college administrators indicated that the court's decision could create uncertainty and confusion regarding admissions procedures moving forward.
Roger Carstens said "one of his toughest phone calls" was explaining to Paul Whelan why he wasn't included in a prisoner swap with Brittney Griner.
The suspect had material to make explosives and an active warrant from the U.S. Capitol Police connected to the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot.
President Biden said colleges should now take into account the adversity qualified students have overcome.
Students, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote, must be evaluated based on their experiences "as an individual — not on the basis of race."
