U.s. supreme court

Published
July 4, 2023

Elwood Watson: Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling is very revealing
Published
July 4, 2023

Commentary: Affirmative action is radical Supreme Court’s latest casualty

A decades-long conservative goal has been met. A new fight over university admissions is inevitable.
Published
July 3, 2023

Civil rights group, spurred by affirmative action ruling, challenges Harvard over legacy admissions

A civil rights legal group is challenging legacy admissions at Harvard University, saying the practice discriminates against students of color by giving an unfair boost to the mostly white children of alumni.
Published
July 3, 2023

Another View: Supreme Court right to reject radical independent state legislature theory

The decision should make greedy partisan majorities in state legislatures think twice before trying to engineer an unfair advantage in redistricting or election laws.
Published
July 1, 2023

Without affirmative action, how will colleges seek racial diversity?

Colleges have potential tools to pursue racial diversity without actually looking at race in admissions. Many of the options are challenging, controversial, and maddeningly indirect.