Coverage dated June 28, 2023

Affirmative-Action Ruling Is Seen Either as a Great Decision or ‘Another Blow’

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The Wall Street Journal spent time on campuses around the country Thursday after the Supreme Court found it unconstitutional to consider race in university admissions.

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  1. Richmond Times-Dispatch

    Supreme Court rules that colleges must stop considering the race of applicants for admission. Follow live updates. (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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    Supreme Court outlaws consideration of race as a factor in college admissions.

  2. NewsBusters

    The View: Abolishing Affirmative Action Means ‘No Women in Colleges’ (opens NewsBusters)

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    The Supreme Court abolishing affirmative action on Thursday led to a tsunami of unhi

  3. The Daily Caller

    Biden Misrepresents Race-Based Admissions In Speech Slamming Supreme Court Ruling (opens The Daily Caller)

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    After the Supreme Court ruled that affirmative action in higher education admissions is unconstitutional, President Joe Biden strongly criticized the court.

  4. Wall Street Journal

    Affirmative-Action Ruling Is Seen Either as a Great Decision or ‘Another Blow’ (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    The Wall Street Journal spent time on campuses around the country Thursday after the Supreme Court found it unconstitutional to consider race in university admissions.

  5. Berkshire Eagle

    Divided Supreme Court outlaws affirmative action in college admissions, says race can't be used (opens Berkshire Eagle)

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    A divided Supreme Court has struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to

  6. WHDH Boston

    Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions, says race cannot be a factor - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student

  7. The Cullman Times

    Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions, says race cannot be a factor (opens The Cullman Times)

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    The Supreme Court has struck down affirmative action in college admissions, forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies. In a 6-3 decision,

  8. FOX 6 Milwaukee

    Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action, says race cannot be factor in college admissions (opens FOX 6 Milwaukee)

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    The court's conservative majority overturned admissions plans at Harvard and the University of North Carolina, the nation's oldest private and public colleges, respectively.

  9. Anchorage Daily News

    Supreme Court rules that colleges must stop considering the race of applicants for admission (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    In a 6-3 decision, the court struck down admissions plans at Harvard and the University of North Carolina, the nation’s oldest private and public colleges, respectively.

  10. Maryland Matters

    US Supreme Court strikes down use of affirmative action in college admissions (opens Maryland Matters)

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    The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that two prominent universities’ consideration of race in acceptances violated the U.S. Constitution, effectively reshaping the role...

  11. Deadline

    Supreme Court Rules Race Can’t Be A Factor In College Admissions, Limiting Affirmative Action Programs (opens Deadline)

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    The Supreme Court ruled that colleges and universities who consider race as a factor in admissions violate the Constitution. The 6-3 decision likely will be one of the court’s most consequent…

  12. Roll Call

    Supreme Court limits use of race in college admissions decisions (opens Roll Call)

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    The Supreme Court on Thursday restricted how colleges can use race in admissions decisions, in a decision that struck down two programs.

  13. Elko Daily Free Press

    In landmark decision, Supreme Court rules that colleges must stop considering race in admissions (opens Elko Daily Free Press)

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    Supreme Court outlaws consideration of race as a factor in college admissions.

  14. The Buffalo News

    In landmark decision, Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions (opens The Buffalo News)

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    The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies.

  15. Wilmington News Journal

    Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions (opens Wilmington News Journal)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies.

  16. Talking Points Memo

    Supreme Court Justices Get Unusually Personal In Landmark Affirmative Action Case (opens Talking Points Memo)

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    In Thursday’s landmark decision, where the right-wing majority struck down two colleges’ race-conscious admission programs, the justices infused their opinions with an unusual degree of aggression as they called each other out by name.

  17. CBS 19 Tyler

    Who voted to strike down affirmative action in college admissions? (opens CBS 19 Tyler)

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    The Supreme Court had twice upheld race-conscious college admissions programs in the past 20 years, including as recently as 2016.

  18. Washington Examiner

    Supreme Court bans affirmative action in ruling against race-conscious college admissions (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Supreme Court ruled to ban the consideration of race as part of admissions decisions at colleges including Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, ending the decades-long practice known as affirmative action.

  19. WOOD TV8

    Supreme Court hands down fatal blow to college affirmative action (opens WOOD TV8)

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    The Supreme Court severely limited the use of race as a factor in college admissions, upending decades of affirmative action programs that U.S. institutions have used to select students from their …

  20. WSVN Miami

    Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions, Biden ‘strongly’ disagrees - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions of

  21. WNEP

    Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action, bans consideration of race in college admissions (opens WNEP)

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    The Supreme Court struck down admissions plans at Harvard and the University of North Carolina, the nation's oldest private and public colleges, respectively.

  22. New York Times

    Affirmative Action: Supreme Court Strikes Down Race-Based Admissions at Harvard and U.N.C. (opens New York Times)

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    In disavowing race as a factor in achieving educational diversity, the court all but ensured that the student population at the campuses of elite institutions will become whiter and more Asian and less Black and Latino.

  23. CBS News

    Supreme Court rejects use of race as factor in college admissions, ending affirmative action (opens CBS News)

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    Chief Justice John Roberts authored the majority opinion.

  24. Athens The News Courier

    UPDATE: Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions, says race cannot be a factor (opens Athens The News Courier)

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    The Supreme Court has struck down affirmative action in college admissions, forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies. In a 6-3 decision,

  25. 6ABC Philadelphia

    Supreme Court affirmative action: Consideration of race outlawed as factor in college admissions (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    The 6-3 decision forces institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies.

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