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To Be Equal: Sotomayor—A Voice of Reason among Reckless Rhetoric
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “Race matters…because of the long history of racial minorities being denied access to…
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Backers, Opponents of Michigan Ban React to Ruling
ED WHITE, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court decision Tuesday upholding the state’s ban on using race…
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5 Takeaways from Affirmative-Action Ruling
[Politico] The Supreme Court’s decision upholding Michigan’s affirmative-action ban was far from a shock, but it generated considerable strife on…
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Sotomayor Accuses Colleagues of Trying to ‘Wish Away’ Racial Inequality
[The Washington Post] Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s fierce defense of the affirmative action efforts such as the ones that helped move…
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Michigan Affirmative Ban is OK, Supreme Court Says
MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A state’s voters are free to outlaw the use of race as a…
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High Court Upholds Mich. Affirmative Action Ban
MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld Michigan’s ban on using race as…
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Appeals Court Rehears Texas Race-Admissions Case
CHRIS TOMLINSON, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court asked lawyers for the University of Texas on…
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U.S. Justices to Hear Race Case; One Side Has Two Voices
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday will delve into a decades-old debate over university admissions policies that favor…
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Supreme Court Considers Limiting Affirmative Action
Supreme Court Considers Limiting Affirmative Action By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – With one supporter of affirmative…
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Affirmative Action Supporters Rally at Supreme Court
Affirmative Action Supporters Rally at Supreme Court By Maya Rhodan NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – While Supreme Court justices…
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