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The End of Affirmative Action
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Length:
63 minutes
Released:
Jun 29, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Today the Supreme Court delivered its opinion in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, declaring admissions programs that consider race to be in violation of the 14th Amendment. Melissa, Kate, and Leah break down the Chief Justice's opinion, Justice Thomas's galling concurrence, and the brilliant dissents by Justice Jackson and Justice Sotomayor.Listen to our recap of the hours and hours of oral arguments in these cases: "Affirmative Action Reaction"Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events.
Released:
Jun 29, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Calm Before the Storm: On this episode, Melissa and Kate break down the Harvard affirmative action case just decided by a Massachusetts district court; go deep on some of our favorite classic and recent books on the Supreme Court; preview the first two weeks of the Supreme Court’s 2019 Term; and dish about clerking. (This last is a conversation to be continued -- we got tons of questions we didn't have time to discuss, so stay tuned for more on clerkships down the road!) by Strict Scrutiny