Conservative justices may end affirmative action in college admissions - and beyond - Portland Press Herald

Oct 31, 2022 View Original Article
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54% :Civil rights advocates argue this affirmative action takes at most a modest step in the direction of equality and correcting past injustices in a nation with a history of slavery, segregation and racism.
54% : The debate over affirmative action comes as the high court has, for the first time, two Black justices.
52% : Following last term's overturning of Roe v. Wade and an expansion of gun rights, the Supreme Court's conservatives are moving now to sharply limit or strike down affirmative action at colleges and universities.
51% : If the conservative court were to rule that the civil rights law forbids universities from using race in admissions, legal experts predict it would open the door to new legal challenges to affirmative action in the workplace.
50% : In the late 1970s, the court's liberal majority ruled that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 did not prevent universities or employers from using affirmative action that gave a preference to underrepresented racial groups.
46% : Email AddressSend questions/comments to the editors." PreviousElon Musk posts unfounded conspiracy about Paul Pelosi attack filed under: affirmative action, US Supreme Court Related Stories Latest Articles
39% : Justice Clarence Thomas has been a vehement critic of affirmative action.

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