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SCOTUS Overturns Affirmative Action In College Admissions
The Supreme Court ruled against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina’s affirmative action policies today.
The court ruled that the race-based admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina are unconstitutional. The court voted 6-3 in the University of North Carolina case and 6-2 in the Harvard case. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, a Harvard graduate and former Harvard board member, recused herself from the Harvard case.
That decision drew markedly different reactions from Republican and Democratic officials and political pundits, as expected.
A spokesperson for Donald Trump’s campaign said, “America is a better nation as a result of the historic rulings led by Donald Trump’s three Supreme Court nominees.”
President Biden meanwhile, appeared to encourage…