The Justice Department has already indicted Donald Trump on charges related to his handling of classified documents after leaving the White House. It could soon indict him on charges related to his efforts to stay in the White House despite losing the 2020 election. The Wall Street Journal reported on …
Read More »Group Uses Supreme Court's Own Words to Challenge Harvard's Legacy Admissions
The Supreme Court ruled last week that Harvard’s admissions process, which factored race into decisions about which candidates to accept, was unconstitutional. The college is still allowed to consider whether applicants are relatives of alumni, though, which has led a civil rights group to file a complaint in light last …
Read More »Trump Pressured Former Arizona Governor to Overturn 2020 Results: Report
Former President Donald Trump called then-Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to pressure him to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in the state, saying that if enough fraudulent votes were found it would negate Trump’s narrow loss, according to a new report from The Washington Post. Sources told the Post that …
Read More »The Affirmative Action Decision Doesn't Have a Damn Thing to Do With Meritocracy
The Supreme Court’s jarring decision to strike down race from college admissions wasn’t just infuriating, but also an uncomfortable trip back to memory lane. I wasn’t too surprised by the super-conservative majority decision, but disgusted by the weaponizing of Asian-American students against Black students. Throughout my academic life, I, a …
Read More »Buttigieg Knocks 'Strangeness' of DeSantis' Anti-LGBTQ Ad
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Sunday commented on the “strangeness” of a recent ad by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ campaign targeting 2024 rival candidate Donald Trump, claiming the former president “did more than any other Republican to celebrate” pride month. The ad, which begins by citing Trump’s 2016 Republican National …
Read More »AOC: Supreme Court Rulings Show 'Creep Towards Authoritarianism'
Reacting to the Supreme Court’s conservative majority ruling that affirmative action in higher education and President Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan are unconstitutional, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) warned Sunday that the court is “beginning to assume the power of a legislature.” “They are expanding their role into acting as …
Read More »Black Ivy Leaguers Speak Out Against Supreme Court Decision: 'They Can Stay Mad'
When Briannah Cook, 21, thinks about the years before college, she remembers anxiety, stress, and wondering if all of her hard work would still end in failure. The Black Chicago student’s list of extracurriculars included volleyball, soccer, dance, karate, violin, clarinet, and several student clubs and unions in addition to …
Read More »Trump Fans Boo Lindsey Graham Mercilessly in His Home State
Lindsey Graham was booed for several minutes in his home state of South Carolina while he appeared to help stump for Donald Trump at the ex-president’s rally on Saturday. From the moment the U.S. senator from South Carolina was introduced into when he was at the podium speaking, the gathered …
Read More »Trump Threatens to Appoint 'Maybe Even Nine' Supreme Court Justices if Elected
This week, the Supreme Court declared affirmative actionin college admissions unconstitutional, killed Biden’s student debt relief plan, and permitted a graphic designer in Colorado to refuse service to same-sex couples. Of course, twice-indicted former president Donald Trump wasted no time in taking credit for it all during his speech ata …
Read More »Supreme Court Rules Businesses Can Discriminate Against Gay People
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that businesses can discriminate against LGBTQ Americans. The court ruled 6-3 in favor of a Colorado web designer who argued that she has the right under the First Amendment to refuse to create wedding websites for gay people. Lori Smith, the website designer who …
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