Majority of Americans say it was wrong for the Supreme Court to overturn Roe
1 year, 6 months ago

Majority of Americans say it was wrong for the Supreme Court to overturn Roe

NPR  

Majority of Americans say it was wrong for the Supreme Court to overturn Roe Enlarge this image toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP Patrick Semansky/AP A majority of Americans say they oppose the Supreme Court's decision a year ago to overturn Roe v. Wade, want to see affirmative-action programs in college admissions continue and have little confidence in this current court, the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds. Majority wants affirmative action programs to continue Similarly to Roe, 57% also say they think affirmative action programs in hiring, promoting and college admissions should be continued. Nearly 9-in-10 Republicans and 6-in-10 independents hold these views, but almost 6-in-10 Democrats said that definition is out of date and needs to be updated to include identity. Divide over access to gender transition-related health care The plurality of respondents said only adults 18 or older should have access to gender transition-related health care.

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Ending Roe v. Wade May Have Had the Opposite Effect That Conservatives Had Hoped For
1 year, 2 months ago

Ending Roe v. Wade May Have Had the Opposite Effect That Conservatives Had Hoped For

Slate  

On Tuesday, Ohio voters passed a ballot measure enshrining the right to an abortion in the state constitution, joining several states where voters have responded to the end of Roe v. Wade by protecting reproductive rights via popular referendum. To many observers’ surprise, two recent studies reveal that national abortion numbers have actually slightly increased since the Supreme Court ended …

How will US universities look after affirmative action?
1 year, 5 months ago

How will US universities look after affirmative action?

Al Jazeera  

It has been a 40-year fight in the United States over affirmative action, or taking race into consideration for university admissions. The ruling is the culmination of a concerted legal campaign by conservative activist Edward Blum and his organisation Students for Fair Admissions. Some US universities have stopped using affirmative action in the past, and the results show fewer minority …

In 370 days, Supreme Court conservatives dash decades of abortion and affirmative action precedents
1 year, 6 months ago

In 370 days, Supreme Court conservatives dash decades of abortion and affirmative action precedents

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Overturning Roe v. Wade and eliminating affirmative action in higher education had been leading goals of the conservative legal movement for decades. Affirmative action was arguably the biggest constitutional decision of the year, and it showcased fiercely opposing opinions from the court’s two Black justices, Clarence Thomas and Ketanji Brown Jackson. The mixed bag of decisions almost seemed …

Explained | What the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action means for colleges
1 year, 6 months ago

Explained | What the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action means for colleges

The Hindu  

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 29 struck down race-conscious policies in college admissions, ending decades of precedent that had allowed schools nationwide to use such programs to increase the diversity of their student bodies. The Supreme Court decided two cases brought by Students for Fair Admissions, a group headed by Edward Blum, a conservative legal strategist who has spent …

US Supreme Court Limits Affirmative Action in College Admissions. Key Takeaways, Reactions
1 year, 6 months ago

US Supreme Court Limits Affirmative Action in College Admissions. Key Takeaways, Reactions

News 18  

The US Supreme Court severely limited the scope of affirmative action policies in American college admissions after hearing several cases on Thursday, the Hill said in a report. The US Supreme Court’s conservative justices, six out of nine, said Harvard and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s admissions practices did not comply with the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of equal …

'Strongly disagree': President Biden on US Supreme Court's decision to end race-based college admissions
1 year, 6 months ago

'Strongly disagree': President Biden on US Supreme Court's decision to end race-based college admissions

Firstpost  

President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he “strongly disagrees” with the US Supreme Court’s decision to invalidate race-based admissions policies and that the court “effectively ended affirmative action in college admissions.” “The Court has effectively ended affirmative action in college admissions. US Vice President Kamala Harris said the US Supreme Court’s decision is “a denial of opportunity”. The University …

Affirmative action is out in higher education. What comes next for college admissions?
1 year, 6 months ago

Affirmative action is out in higher education. What comes next for college admissions?

Associated Press  

Colleges across the country will be forced to stop considering race in admissions under Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling, ending affirmative action policies that date back decades. At Northeastern University, President Joseph E. Aoun said in a campus message the decision “will dramatically alter the use of race as a factor in college admissions.” HOW MANY COLLEGES CONSIDER RACE? But the …

Democrats Rip 'Radical' Supreme Court Decision Axing Affirmative Action In Education
1 year, 6 months ago

Democrats Rip 'Radical' Supreme Court Decision Axing Affirmative Action In Education

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Democrats on Thursday condemned the Supreme Court’s “extremist” decision to eliminate affirmative action in education, with some saying that its break from another decades-old precedent is the latest sign that the nation’s highest court is facing a legitimacy crisis. “By delivering a decision on affirmative action so radical as to deny young people seeking an education equal …

US Supreme Court rejects affirmative action in university admissions
1 year, 6 months ago

US Supreme Court rejects affirmative action in university admissions

Firstpost  

In a blockbuster decision that will force many American colleges to overhaul their admissions policies, the justices ruled in favor of a group called Students for Fair Admissions, founded by anti-affirmative action activist Edward Blum The US Supreme Court on Thursday struck down race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, effectively prohibiting affirmative action policies …

Divided Supreme Court outlaws affirmative action in college admissions, says race can’t be used
1 year, 6 months ago

Divided Supreme Court outlaws affirmative action in college admissions, says race can’t be used

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — 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 constitutional history does not tolerate that choice.” From the White House, President Joe Biden said he “strongly, strongly” disagreed with the court’s ruling …

Supreme Court guts affirmative action, effectively ending race-conscious admissions
1 year, 6 months ago

Supreme Court guts affirmative action, effectively ending race-conscious admissions

NPR  

Supreme Court guts affirmative action, effectively ending race-conscious admissions Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images Alex Wong/Getty Images Supreme Court guts affirmative action, effectively ending race-conscious admissions Listen · 5:49 5:49 In a historic decision, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday effectively ended race-conscious admission programs at colleges and universities across the country. Sponsor Message Chief Justice John …

Opinion: The affirmative action calamity brewing at the Supreme Court
1 year, 7 months ago

Opinion: The affirmative action calamity brewing at the Supreme Court

LA Times  

The U.S. Supreme Court is about to hand down a decision in two explosive affirmative action cases. That argument — that affirmative action is constitutional but should be “limited in time” — was made most famously by Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor in the case of Grutter vs. Bollinger. Now with O’Connor’s supposed deadline approaching, the Supreme Court is …

As Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action, colleges see few other ways to diversity goals
1 year, 7 months ago

As Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action, colleges see few other ways to diversity goals

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As an alternative to affirmative action, colleges from California to Florida already have tried a range of strategies to achieve the diversity they say is essential to their campuses. The campus is drawing more low-income students, but that hasn’t translated to racial diversity, said Erica Sanders, the director of undergraduate admissions at Michigan. After Oklahoma outlawed the practice …

Americans by wide margins want race kept OUT of college admissions
2 years, 2 months ago

Americans by wide margins want race kept OUT of college admissions

Daily Mail  

Americans by wide margins don't want colleges considering race when they pick students — polling that suggests Americans would get behind the Supreme Court overruling affirmative action policies. The Supreme Court is weighing the legality of race-conscious admissions rules in cases involving Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, which imperil affirmative action schemes nationally. Supporters of affirmative action …

Affirmative action in jeopardy after justices raise doubts
2 years, 2 months ago

Affirmative action in jeopardy after justices raise doubts

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The survival of affirmative action in higher education appeared to be in serious trouble Monday at a conservative-dominated Supreme Court after hours of debate over vexing questions of race. The most diverse court in the nation’s history — among the nine justices are four women, two Black people and a Latina — is weighing challenges to admissions programs …

Supreme Court takes up race-conscious college admissions
2 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court takes up race-conscious college admissions

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The future of affirmative action in higher education …

Op-Ed: The Supreme Court will end affirmative action. What happens next?
2 years, 2 months ago

Op-Ed: The Supreme Court will end affirmative action. What happens next?

LA Times  

A pro-affirmative action protester outside the Supreme Court during the 2015-’16 term, when race-conscious college admissions were last upheld. On Oct. 31, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a pair of cases challenging a practice long loathed by the conservative establishment: affirmative action in higher education admissions. As Thurgood Marshall once argued, “Unless our children begin to learn together, …

CNN Poll: About two-thirds of Americans disapprove of overturning Roe v. Wade, see negative effect for the nation ahead
2 years, 5 months ago

CNN Poll: About two-thirds of Americans disapprove of overturning Roe v. Wade, see negative effect for the nation ahead

CNN  

CNN — Nearly two-thirds of Americans disapprove of the US Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. Younger women are far more apt than others to see the ruling as negatively affecting them or their family personally: 50% of women younger than 45 see a negative effect, compared with 34% …

Explained: How the decision to overturn Roe v Wade exposes the complex ties between judiciary and public
2 years, 6 months ago

Explained: How the decision to overturn Roe v Wade exposes the complex ties between judiciary and public

Firstpost  

Public opinion on abortion is nuanced, but polling shows broad support for Roe and for abortion rights. In the final opinion, Justice Samuel Alito wrote that the court “cannot allow our decisions to be affected by any extraneous influences such as concern about the public’s reaction to our work.” Polls following the leaked draft of the opinion show approval of …

Roe v. Wade: Majority of Americans disapprove of SCOTUS reversal, poll shows
2 years, 6 months ago

Roe v. Wade: Majority of Americans disapprove of SCOTUS reversal, poll shows

CNN  

CNN — Most Americans disapprove of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade, according to a CBS News/YouGov poll conducted Friday and Saturday in the immediate wake of the ruling. A 58% majority of Americans say they’d favor a federal law making abortion legal nationwide, while 42% would oppose this. Most Americans now say they believe it’s at …

Poll: Majorities oppose Supreme Court's abortion ruling and worry about other rights
2 years, 6 months ago

Poll: Majorities oppose Supreme Court's abortion ruling and worry about other rights

NPR  

Poll: Majorities oppose Supreme Court's abortion ruling and worry about other rights Enlarge this image toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Majorities of Americans say they disagree with the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, think it was politically motivated, are concerned the court will now reconsider rulings that protect other rights, …

Op-Ed: How to move forward after the destruction of Roe vs. Wade
2 years, 6 months ago

Op-Ed: How to move forward after the destruction of Roe vs. Wade

LA Times  

There are virtually no precedents in American law in which a right — declared fundamental by the Supreme Court — was erased. The court’s opinion in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization says almost nothing about equality for pregnant people — Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.’s majority opinion rejects arguments about abortion and sex equality in a single paragraph. In …

CBS News poll: Americans react to overturning of Roe v. Wade — most disapprove, call it step backward
2 years, 6 months ago

CBS News poll: Americans react to overturning of Roe v. Wade — most disapprove, call it step backward

CBS News  

The American public is rendering its initial judgment on the overturning of Roe v. Wade, and most disapprove of the ruling, including two-thirds of women who disapprove. As they look ahead, those disapproving of Friday's ruling are especially likely to think the high court might someday limit or end birth control and also same-sex marriage. While the overturning of Roe …

Opinion: The death of Roe is dizzying, disturbing and dangerous
2 years, 6 months ago

Opinion: The death of Roe is dizzying, disturbing and dangerous

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Mary Ziegler is the author of “Abortion and the Law in America: Roe v. Wade to the Present” and “Dollars for Life: The Anti-Abortion Movement and the Fall of the Republican Establishment.” The views expressed in this commentary are her own. CNN — While there are plenty of people who have long sounded the alarm on the Supreme …

Broad majority of Americans didn’t want Roe v. Wade overturned, polling prior to Supreme Court decision shows
2 years, 6 months ago

Broad majority of Americans didn’t want Roe v. Wade overturned, polling prior to Supreme Court decision shows

CNN  

CNN — A broad majority of Americans did not want to see Roe v. Wade overturned, according to polling taken before the Supreme Court ruled Friday that there is no longer a federal constitutional right to an abortion. Here’s a recap of the latest data on the public’s views of abortion and how Americans will be feeling about the decision, …

Supreme Court Conservatives Plot A Liberal Apocalypse In 2022
2 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court Conservatives Plot A Liberal Apocalypse In 2022

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Supreme Court’s six-member conservative supermajority will flex its muscle in a series of high-profile cases in 2022 that will agonize liberals while fulfilling some of the wildest dreams that have eluded the conservative movement since it came to power with Ronald Reagan’s 1980 presidential election. The administrative state Where the court’s expected rulings on abortion and …

Supreme Court signals it may outlaw most affirmative action at universities
2 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court signals it may outlaw most affirmative action at universities

LA Times  

The Supreme Court has voted to hear a pair of appeals contending that Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are violating civil rights laws by giving preferences to some minority students seeking admission while discriminating against others, including Asian Americans. The justices voted to hear a pair of appeals contending that Harvard University, the nation’s …

EXPLAINER: The Supreme Court takes a major abortion case
3 years, 7 months ago

EXPLAINER: The Supreme Court takes a major abortion case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide a major abortion case that could dramatically alter decades of rulings on abortion rights and eventually lead to dramatic restrictions on abortion access. It’s been nearly 50 years since the court announced in its landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that women have a constitutional right to abortion. If the …

Overturning Roe v. Wade wouldn’t turn back the clock to 1973
5 years, 7 months ago

Overturning Roe v. Wade wouldn’t turn back the clock to 1973

Associated Press  

A wave of state abortion bans has set off speculation: What would happen if Roe v. Wade, the ruling establishing abortion rights nationwide, were overturned? I don’t think women will put up with the absence of privacy and discretion that birth control and abortion provide.” Here’s a look at some of the abortion-related changes that have unfolded since 1973: __ …

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