Thoughts about this or other cases — or the court in general? — Mikie
how much damage this court will do — Mikie
Yes— isn’t it great that racism is behind us? — Mikie
The Court did not hold there is no more racism. — Hanover
you're just arguing you're unhappy with the result. — Hanover
Sure…but what is your point? — Mikie
It doesn't seem this ruling affects hiring practices at universities. — jgill
But it would likely affect the pool of qualified candidates in the future — Srap Tasmaner
But academic employment is dismal these days for many, including minorities. — jgill
The point of affirmative action in education was to intervene early-ish in the employment and wealth pipeline, as a way to redress racial disparities that are the lingering result of our history. — Srap Tasmaner
Today is a sad day in American constitutional law and in the lives of LGBT people. The Supreme Court of the United States declares that a particular kind of business, though open to the public, has a constitutional right to refuse to serve members of a protected class. The Court does so for the first time in its history.
The immediate, symbolic effect of the decision is to mark gays and lesbians for second-class status.” — Sotomayor
↪Ciceronianus MAGA Supremes are pulling the plug on stare decisis in judicial review? And yet Biden still opposes 'packing the court'. :shade: — 180 Proof
I look forward to the time when all the esteemed legal scholars in this thread actually engage with the written decision instead of tossing about the vague idea of affirmative action as desirable/non-desirable — Voyeur
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