Race-based affirmative action has been an imperfect yet important element in generating diverse college classes since the 1960s. Affirmative action finds its roots in Executive Order 10925 issued by President Kennedy in... Read more »
For decades, affirmative action policies in college admissions have provided educational opportunities to underrepresented groups in an effort to counteract historical discrimination. On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down... Read more »
The US Supreme Court on Friday denied an anti-affirmative action organization’s emergency application to block the US Military Academy, known as “West Point,” from using race in its admissions process. In September... Read more »
Jim Thelen says the Supreme Court’s Harvard/UNC decision does not directly impact employment law but may impact the way the public, employees, the judiciary, government agencies and opposition groups looking for ways... Read more »
Knew we could count on you! The SFFA v. Harvard decision restricted universities and colleges’ use of affirmative action to build more diverse student bodies. Immediately after, Republican groups began using it... Read more »
No points for guessing who appointed the judge who barred the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from protection non-white consumers. The post Affirmative Action Bad, Discriminatory Action A-OK appeared first on Above the... Read more »