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Why is Harvard University being accused of discriminating against Asians?
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    Supreme Court to hear two cases challenging race-based college admissions.
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    The court agreed to hear Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina. [In the former case] plaintiffs claim that Harvard penalizes Asian applicants through personality ratings, which create an effective ceiling for them in admissions.
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    An internal study from Harvard showed that Asians would comprise 43% of the admitted class if only academics were considered. Instead, Asian Americans made up 25.9% of Harvard's admitted students for the class of 2025. Harvard argues that the plaintiffs used a flawed analysis.
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    Harvard economist Richard Kahlenberg has compiled data that shows Harvard could increase underrepresented minority admissions by using socioeconomic preferences while dropping legacy preferences. From 2014 to 2019, Harvard admitted 33% of legacy applicants, as opposed to roughly 5% of the general applicant pool. Poor [Harvard] students are outnumbered by well-off students by a ratio of 23-to-1.
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No - Prosecutors have enough to do without having to worry about looking for crime in newspapers and on cable. Protection of "free speech" should be narrowed, however, in civil cases, so that libel claims can be easier to bring and punish. In this case though it sounds like laziness rather than malice was the root cause of the mistake. If people were allowed to sue for libel against lazy journalists or those that simply omit facts that don't support their views, the courts would be overwhelmed.


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Where is the Islamic State said to be rebuilding its support?


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