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Clarence Thomas and Ketanji Brown Jackson criticize each other sharply in affirmative action case

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The Supreme Court's landmark ruling on affirmative action pitted two of its justices against each other, with the ideologically opposed jurists employing unusually sharp language attacking each other.

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  1. The Guardian

    ‘A tragedy for us all’: Ketanji Jackson’s impassioned affirmative action dissent | Ketanji Brown Jackson (opens The Guardian)

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    The US supreme court ruled against considering race in university admissions. Here is Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissenting opinion

  2. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Clarence Thomas and Ketanji Brown Jackson criticize each other sharply in affirmative action case (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    The Supreme Court's landmark ruling on affirmative action pitted two of its justices against each other, with the ideologically opposed jurists employing unusually sharp language attacking each other.

  3. The Daily Caller

    ‘Cancerous To Young Minds’: Clarence Thomas Torches Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Dissent From Affirmative Action Ruling (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas torched Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's dissent from the affirmative action ruling Thursday.

  4. CNN

    Justices Clarence Thomas and Ketanji Brown Jackson criticize each other in unusually sharp language in affirmative action case (opens CNN)

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    The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling Thursday on affirmative action pitted its two Black justices against each other.

  5. Insider

    Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson slams The Supreme Court's 'let-them-eat-cake obliviousness' to racism (opens Insider)

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    The Supreme Court on Thursday ended affirmative action in US colleges and universities, saying it was discriminatory. Jackson trashed the decision.

  6. Jezebel

    Kentaji Brown Jackson Skewers Clarence Thomas in SCOTUS' Affirmative Action Ruling (opens Jezebel)

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    "Deeming race irrelevant in law does not make it so in life," Jackson wrote in a blistering dissent, adding some special words for Thomas in a footnote.

  7. PJ Media

    Clarence Thomas Throws Shade at Ketanji Brown Jackson in Concurring Opinion (opens PJ Media)

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    In a long-awaited decision on Thursday, the Supreme Court declared that affirmative action policies are unconstitutional because they violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. A...

  8. Politico

    Clarence Thomas, Ketanji Brown Jackson air sharp disagreement on race in America (opens Politico)

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    Thomas accused Jackson of promoting a “race-infused world view.” Jackson said Thomas was ignoring the facts.

  9. The Daily Caller

    ‘Chosen Because She’s Black’: Winsome Sears Scorches Ketanji Brown Jackson Over Affirmative Action Dissent (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears ripped Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Thursday over her dissent in one of two cases involving affirmative action.

  10. Washington Examiner

    Thomas blasts Jackson's dissent in affirmative action decision: 'Cancerous to young minds' (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Justice Clarence Thomas issued a scathing rebuke of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's dissent in the Supreme Court's decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, in which a 6-3 majority ruled affirmative action policies in college admissions are…

  11. Insider

    Ketanji Brown Jackson accuses Clarence Thomas of having 'an obsession with race consciousness' and relying on 'many more straw men' than can be listed in his affirmative action opinion (opens Insider)

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    The Supreme Court's two Black Justices engaged in a war of words via written opinions on a case in which the Court struck down affirmative action.

  12. The Federalist

    Ketanji Brown Jackson Argues For Institutional Racism In Dissent (opens The Federalist)

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    The Federalist's feed description

    Ketanji Brown Jackson's dissent on affirmative action was worthy of The New York Times editorial page, not the Supreme Court.

  13. RedState

  14. Newsweek

    Clarence Thomas attacks Ketanji Brown Jackson over affirmative action (opens Newsweek)

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    The Supreme Court's two Black justices found themselves on opposite sides of the court's opinion in two high-stakes affirmative action cases.

  15. The Nation

    "A Tragedy for Us All": Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's Dissent (opens The Nation)

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    The Nation's feed description

    The justice did not mince words in her dissent of the conservative super-majority's decision striking down affirmative action in college admissions.

  16. CNN

    Ketanji Brown Jackson accuses majority of "let-them-eat-cake obliviousness" and goes after Thomas concurrence (opens CNN)

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    The Supreme Court is releasing key decisions on issues such as affirmative action, student loan payments and LGBTQ rights. Follow here for the latest live news updates.

  17. Washington Examiner

    Supreme Court news: Jackson blasts 'obliviousness' to racism in affirmative action dissent (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued a scathing rebuke of the Supreme Court's decision to strike down affirmative action in college admissions, saying the majority opinion has "let-them-eat-cake obliviousness."

  18. AL.com

    Ketanji Brown Jackson, Clarence Thomas spar in affirmative action ruling (opens AL.com)

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    AL.com's feed description

    The two Black justices sparred over race in dueling opinions on the majority’s decision to curtail affirmative action programs at universities.

  19. New York Times

    In Affirmative Action Ruling, Black Justices Take Aim at Each Other (opens New York Times)

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    Even as Justices Clarence Thomas and Ketanji Brown Jackson appeared to agree over the policy’s aim, they harshly criticized each other’s conclusions on what to do.

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