Affirmative action ruling - Russian military purge - Parkland school officer acquitted

Source: Supreme Court of the United States

1. Summary
   The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against race-conscious admissions at Harvard and the University of North Carolina, overturning decades of precedent. UNC was accused of violating the 14th Amendment's promise of equal legal treatment. Harvard was accused of violating the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which bars discrimination in schools receiving federal funds.
   
   "College admissions are zero-sum. A benefit provided to some applicants but not to others necessarily advantages the former group at the expense of the latter," Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the majority. Roberts rejected the argument that affirmative action improves diversity, saying a student's race does not necessarily make their perspective unique.
   
   In dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said the ruling subverts the 14th Amendment by "entrenching racial inequality in education." Also in dissent, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said "deeming race irrelevant in law does not make it so in life." The majority said universities may still factor in an applicant's discussion of how race has affected their life.

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1. Different political viewpoint
   Supreme Court bans affirmative action in ruling against race-conscious college admissions.
   Washington Examiner (Right) • Factual Grade 67% • 4 min read

1. Selected long-read
   The affirmative action ruling doesn’t end the diversity debate so much as push it into new areas.
   New Republic (Left) • Factual Grade 64% • 7 min read

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