The Tablet Article RatingSupreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action Policies in University Admissions - The Tablet
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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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| "A group of 56 Catholic colleges and universities had weighed on these cases urging the court to uphold affirmative action in admissions." | Positive | 14% Conservative |
| "The U.S. Supreme Court June 29 struck down affirmative action policies used in admissions by Harvard University and the University of North Carolina to ensure student diversity." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "Roberts said the use of affirmative action policies in university admissions has led many colleges and universities to wrongly conclude that the touchstone of an individual's identity is not challenges bested, skills built, or lessons learned but the color of their skin." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "A month before the court's decision, Vincent Rougeau, president of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, wrote in an opinion piece in the Boston Globe that Justice Thomas, once the beneficiary of the most overt example of race-based admissions I can imagine, will probably be among the Supreme Court's majority when it is expected to strike down the use of affirmative action in college admissions." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "Trump on Thursday hailed the ruling as a great day for America." | Positive | 30% Conservative |
| "Our nation is stronger ... because we are tapping into the full range of talent in this nation, Biden added.'LET THEM EAT CAKE'Liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the court, wrote in a dissent: With let-them-eat-cake obliviousness, today, the (court's) majority pulls the ripcord and aounces 'colorblindness for all' by legal fiat." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "Biden, seeking re-election in 2024, recommended that colleges weigh a range of factors in admitting students including their economic backgrounds or hardships they had faced including racial discrimination." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "Today's decision doesn't change that, Biden said." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "The Supreme Court has shifted rightward since 2016 and now includes three justices who dissented in the University of Texas case and three appointees by Republican former President Donald Trump, who is ruing again in 2024." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "Speaking at the White House, Democratic President Joe Biden said he strongly disagreed with Thursday's ruling, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, and urged colleges not to abandon their commitment to having diverse student enrollment." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "Speaking at the White House, Democratic President Joe Biden said he strongly disagreed with Thursday's ruling, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, and urged colleges not to abandon their commitment to having diverse student enrollment." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "Asked by a reporter if this is a rogue court, Biden replied, This is not a normal court." | Negative | -42% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
57% :A group of 56 Catholic colleges and universities had weighed on these cases urging the court to uphold affirmative action in admissions.47% : The U.S. Supreme Court June 29 struck down affirmative action policies used in admissions by Harvard University and the University of North Carolina to ensure student diversity.
47% : Roberts said the use of affirmative action policies in university admissions has led many colleges and universities to wrongly conclude "that the touchstone of an individual's identity is not challenges bested, skills built, or lessons learned but the color of their skin."
47% :A month before the court's decision, Vincent Rougeau, president of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, wrote in an opinion piece in the Boston Globe that Justice Thomas, "once the beneficiary of the most overt example of race-based admissions I can imagine, will probably be among the Supreme Court's majority" when it is expected to strike down the use of affirmative action in college admissions.
*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.