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  • It's been nearly two years since the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against the use of race in college admissions, ending affirmative action in higher education.

  • Some of President Donald Trump’s MAGA fans have stunningly turned against one of his Supreme Court appointees: Justice Amy Coney Barrett.

  • While it is difficult to anticipate all the downstream effects that the Order will have, there are two main areas it is being aimed at: The elimination of many affirmative action programs; and A .

  • Mr Blum grew up in a liberal Jewish household in Texas but moved right in the 1980s (he was “the first Republican my mother ever met”).

  • Board Chair Ralph Seekins said the regents acted to promote “equal opportunity,” while many faculty, students and lawmakers expressed concern, and said the “doublespeak” targets minority groups and cr .

  • This Order seeks to eliminate certain affirmative action and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs and initiatives, which are referred to in the Order as “race- and sex-based preferences,” .

  • Last week, I started blogging (and Monday and Tuesday, I continued blogging) about my new article Expressive Discrimination: Universities' First Amendment Right to Affirmative Action, just .

  • The Senate has pledged its commitment to ensuring 35% affirmative action for women in parliament and across governance processes.

  • The Trump-appointed justice has shifted the court to the right, but she has angered some in MAGA world by voting against some Trump priorities.