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Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Ruling May Be Bigger Than You Think

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One of the more interesting, but less reported, aspects of the Supreme Court’s decision in the landmark affirmative action case Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard was its criticism of universities’ racial categories in admissions policies. That critique opens a new way to challenge racial discrimination in court. Lawyers and litigants who care about racial equality should take full advantage of it. The high court’s perspective on racial categories arose out of what is known among lawyers as “the diversity rationale,” which comes from a 1978 opinion by Justice Lewis…

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Supreme Court Denies Review in Critical Trans Bathroom Case That Could Have Clarified Title IX

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The Supreme Court unceremoniously denied review Tuesday in a case that would have clarified once and for all whether separating bathrooms based on biological sex violates either Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 or the equal protection clause of the Constitution. Now, the nation must wait with bated breath for publication of the Department of Education’s final Title IX rule. That Biden administration rule promises to upend decades of sex equality in education by allowing students in a federally funded school to use the bathroom that corresponds to…

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MoveOn Statement on Colorado State Supreme Court Disqualifying Trump

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Washington, D.C. – Following the Colorado State Supreme Court disqualifying twice-impeached and criminally indicted former President Trump from the ballot, MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting released the following statement:  “As MoveOn has said many times before, Donald Trump is not above the law. Tonight’s decision from the Colorado State Supreme Court proves that there are consequences to undermining our democracy and betraying our country. MoveOn and its members have been on the frontlines calling for Trump’s disqualification for inciting an insurrection, and we will continue to hold Trump…

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‘We Finished the Race,’ Coach Kennedy Says After Taking Knee in Prayer on Field Following Supreme Court Victory

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BREMERTON, Wash.—Fans from both teams cheered as Joe Kennedy knelt in silent prayer for 10 seconds at the 50-yard line. It was the moment of culmination after a more than 7-year legal battle over prayer that ended with a victory for Kennedy at the Supreme Court. “I used to run marathons quite a bit and you never think you’re going to get to the end, and when you finally see that finish line… that’s what tonight was,” Kennedy told The Daily Signal at the end of his first game back…

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Why We’re Petitioning to Investigate and Impeach Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito

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Hundreds of Americans protest outside the Supreme Court after the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Credit: MoveOn Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s questionable actions and unethical behavior have gone on for far too long—and it’s time for him to be held accountable. From enjoying a luxury vacation paid for by a right-wing megadonor with cases before the court to his wife leasing land to an oil and gas firm while he was undermining the Environmental Protection Agency, Alito’s corruption abounds. Alongside his problematic conduct outside of the court, Alito’s consistent…

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