We fought Harvard’s Jewish quotas. Here’s why we support the university in today’s SCOTUS fight
Harvard’s current admissions practices are completely different from the methods they once used to discriminate against Jews
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The latest battle in the “free speech wars” on college campuses took place at the University of Pennsylvania this month, where a professor known for her controversial views on affirmative action was removed from her position teaching mandatory first-year classes. Amy Wax, a tenured professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, had made disparaging…
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Fast Forward Penn Law Professor Under Fire After Claiming Black Students Get Worse Grades
A professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School has been punished by her school after claiming in an online debate that African-American students get worse grades. Amy Wax, a tenured professor, made that claim last September in a recently-resurfaced conversation with Brown University economist Glenn Loury on the online platform Bloggingheads. “Here’s a very…
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Opinion The ACLU’s Frivolous Lawsuit Against East Ramapo Hurts Children
A few weeks ago, the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed a lawsuit against the East Ramapo School District. It’s certainly not the first the embattled district has faced. The school board — made up of nine positions that residents of the district run for and vote for — has a significant quotient of…
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News Meet The Jewish Texan Who’s Fighting Affirmative Action
Edward Blum wants to restore the “original vision” of the civil rights movement. He’s says he’s trying to do it by hobbling the Voting Rights Act and dismantling affirmative action. A Jew from Texas, Blum is behind a barrage of court cases taking aim at some of the key achievements of the civil rights movement:…
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Breaking News Supreme Tension as Big Cases Loom for Top Court
Chief Justice John Roberts clutched a sheaf of papers when he and his black-robed colleagues ascended the mahogany bench on Thursday for one of the last days of the U.S. Supreme Court term. Was he ready to announce a ruling in any of the four most anticipated cases? Two involve same-sex marriage, one the 1965…
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Breaking News Top Court Challenges Affirmative Action Program
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday vigorously challenged a University of Texas admissions program that favors some African-American and Hispanic applicants in a case that could determine how universities use affirmative action at campuses nationwide. The legal battle is the most closely watched case of the court’s current term, striking at the heart of two…
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Breaking News Supreme Court Takes Up Affirmative Action Case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday is set to hear arguments on whether colleges and universities can continue to favor minority candidates in admissions policies. Given that the court in 2003 approved such policies, its decision to take up the issue again suggests it may be looking to cut back on affirmative action. The case…
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