The U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action policies, used by many elite colleges and universities, that were designed to increase diversity in their student bodies. This particular case involved claims that Harvard University discriminated against prospective Asian-American students, and claims that the University of North Carolina discriminated against prospective Asian-American and white students. Colleges and universities will now be forced to revamp their admission selection policies that had allowed them to consider race. Prior to this decision, nine states had banned the use of race in the admission process in state colleges and universities. Those states include: Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, and Washington.
Can Trump Still Run for President After Being Convicted of a Felony?
Donald J. Trump became the first U.S. president to be convicted of a felony offense. In a historic decision, a 12-person Manhattan jury found him guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records, in an effort to disguise a hush money payment made to adult film star...
