Pantagraph Article RatingIn landmark decision, Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions
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14% Somewhat Conservative
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80% ReliableGood
- Policy Leaning
-24% Somewhat Liberal
- Politician Portrayal
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The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.
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| "Former President Barack Obama said in a statement that affirmative action allowed generations of students like Michelle and me to prove we belonged." | Positive | 40% Conservative |
| "Both Thomas and Sotomayor, the two justices who have acknowledged affirmative action played a role in their admissions to college and law school, took the unusual step of reading a summary of their opinions aloud in the courtroom." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "In 2020, California voters easily rejected a ballot measure to bring back affirmative action." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "Justice Clarence Thomas, the nation's second Black justice who had long called for an end to affirmative action, wrote separately that the decision sees the universities' admissions policies for what they are: rudderless, race-based preferences designed to ensure a particular racial mix in their entering classes." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "In affirmative action and student loan cases, advocates fear losses for racial equality By ANNIE MA and AARON MORRISON - Associated Press" | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "The end of affirmative action in higher education in California, Michigan, Washington state and elsewhere led to a steep drop in minority enrollment in the states' leading public universities." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race caot be a factor and forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Former President Barack Obama said in a statement that affirmative action allowed generations of students like Michelle and me to prove we belonged." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
| "Former President Donald Trump, the current GOP presidential frontruer, wrote on his social media network that the decision marked a great day for America." | Positive | 20% Conservative |
| "But that was before the three appointees of former President Donald Trump joined the court." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "President Joe Biden was expected to comment on the decision from the White House later Thursday." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
70% : Former President Barack Obama said in a statement that affirmative action "allowed generations of students like Michelle and me to prove we belonged.56% :Both Thomas and Sotomayor, the two justices who have acknowledged affirmative action played a role in their admissions to college and law school, took the unusual step of reading a summary of their opinions aloud in the courtroom.
55% : In 2020, California voters easily rejected a ballot measure to bring back affirmative action.
51% : Justice Clarence Thomas, the nation's second Black justice who had long called for an end to affirmative action, wrote separately that the decision "sees the universities' admissions policies for what they are: rudderless, race-based preferences designed to ensure a particular racial mix in their entering classes."
50% : In affirmative action and student loan cases, advocates fear losses for racial equality By ANNIE MA and AARON MORRISON - Associated Press
46% : The end of affirmative action in higher education in California, Michigan, Washington state and elsewhere led to a steep drop in minority enrollment in the states' leading public universities.
42% : 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.
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.