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A question for Asian Americans celebrating affirmative action's end: What have we won?

A few minutes after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action, an email from the 80-20 Initiative, a Chinese political action group, landed in my inbox with the subject head "VICTORY."

Los Angeles Times

The Supreme Court just gave democrats a new 2024 rallying cry

Before last year’s midterms, the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the right to an abortion galvanized Democrats. History may be repeating itself.

Tribune News Service

Did Things Really Get So Tense Between Jim Bob Duggar And Josh’s Wife Anna He Kicked Her Out? Not So Fast

Amidst Shiny Happy People doc and drama with daughters, new accusations are leveled at Jim Bob Duggar.

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Commentary: Critics of affirmative action won a Supreme Court victory. But diversity unquestionably matters

The campaign against affirmative action has reduced the complicated process of college admissions to a simple and highly inaccurate sound bite: Black and brown students are being admitted over higher-achieving white and Asian American applicants. Ascribed a flawed essence, affirmative action has become easier to reject.

Chicago Tribune

Nicholas Goldberg: One last opinion

This will be my last column.

Los Angeles Times

In 370 days, Supreme Court conservatives dash decades of abortion and affirmative action precedents

Overturning Roe v. Wade and affirmative action in higher education had been leading goals of the conservative legal movement for decades

The Independent UK

Trump thrilled with Supreme Court

"You know, many presidents never get the opportunity to appoint a Supreme Court justice. I had three," he says

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Yellen addresses Essence Festival crowd, discusses economy, efforts to enfold minority communities

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday says the Biden administration's racial equity work is not just the morally right thing to do but also is in the country’s best economic interests

The Independent UK

‘It’s infuriating’: queer New Yorkers react to supreme court’s LGBTQ+ ruling

Days after US’s largest Pride celebration mood near historic Stonewall Inn has changed: ‘Who is to say this will stop at queerness?’

The Guardian - US

‘Attack on modern life’: US Congress member Ro Khanna on the supreme court rulings

The progressive House representative from California is at the helm of a campaign to set term limits for supreme court justices

The Guardian - US

DeSantis has no respect for rule of law

Now the Florida governor is facing real problems — and potential legal jeopardy — over his reckless political stunt

Salon

Trump's basement campaign

Top Trump officials are citing expense as one reason for the slowed pace.

Axios

For most Asian Americans, diversity is a core value – even if a loud minority contests it

Edward Blum’s group used Asian Americans for display to serve a longstanding anti-affirmative action agenda

The Guardian - US

Moms for Liberty platforming extremists

"Rhetoric spewed at this conference by its host and invited guests has real-world consequences," GLAAD CEO warns

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The Guardian - US

President centers ‘Bidenomics’ as 2024 re-election campaign gathers pace

Joe Biden’s team focuses on voters’ dim perception of president’s handling of economy despite signs of positive performance

Tribune News Service

Commentary: There are no sanctuaries for abortion care, no matter what your state says

In the months following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, progressive cities and states across the country raced to establish themselves as “havens” or “sanctuaries” for people seeking abortion care. Twelve states, including Maryland, and Washington, D.C., have since passed laws to make abortion more accessible by strengthening legal protections,…

Tribune News Service

Women’s interest in entering politics surged after Dobbs. So why aren’t they running?

Susanna Gibson remembers where she was and what she was doing on June 24, 2022, the way some remember 9/11 or the Challenger explosion. The nurse practitioner was sitting at her kitchen table in Henrico, Va., going over some patient charts, when her phone buzzed. It was one of her…

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: After the Supreme Court decision, schools still have tools to build a diverse class

The decision of the U.S. Supreme Court that Harvard University and the University of North Carolina’s use of race in admissions decisions violates the 14th Amendment came as no surprise. Not to us, and not to most anyone who works in or around colleges and universities, which long have known…

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The Independent UK

Iowa auditor says new law will restrict his office's access to information

Iowa’s auditor may face new challenges in tracking taxpayer dollars after a new law takes effect Saturday that allows state agencies to deny his office access to information

The Independent UK

Battle over Wisconsin's top elections official could have ripple effects for 2024

A fight over whether Wisconsin’s top elections official will keep her job has potential implications for the 2024 presidential contest in a perennial battleground where statewide margins are typically razor thin

The Independent UK

Affirmative action for white people? Legacy college admissions come under renewed scrutiny

In the wake of a Supreme Court decision that removes race from the admissions process, colleges are coming under renewed pressure to put an end to legacy preferences, the practice of favoring applicants with family ties to alumni

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Voters Reject Affirmative Action In 8 Out Of 10 Ballot Measures

Citizens in seven states express opposition to expanding or implementing affirmative action policies.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Trump and DeSantis speeches draw fresh protests to Moms for Liberty’s Philly summit

PHILADELPHIA — With a field of GOP presidential hopefuls addressing them Friday, members of the controversial, self-described parental rights group Moms for Liberty vowed not to be deterred by protests that have dogged them since the beginning of their annual conference in Philadelphia.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Fact check: The inaccuracies in Trump, DeSantis and Haley’s speeches at the Moms for Liberty convention

PHILADELPHIA — Top GOP presidential candidates spoke at the Moms for Liberty convention in Philadelphia this weekend, making their 2024 pitch while also focusing on the culture war issues the controversial political group has railed against.

Los Angeles Times

Imelda Padilla claims victory in LA council race

LOS ANGELES — Imelda Padilla declared victory Friday in the race for the vacant Los Angeles City Council seat representing the central and northeast San Fernando Valley, saying she is “ready to serve as the next councilwoman for the communities of CD 6.”

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