Supreme Court on Affirmative Action | Left-Leaning Bias

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This is the Supreme Court on Affirmative Action | Left-Leaning Bias narrative, driven by 9 sources in U.S. Media, amplifying 11 narrative items.
This brief covers a range of topics including a billionaire rejecting a Senate subpoena over Supreme Court gifts, the end of a scholarship program at Duke University following a Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action, criticisms of DEI initiatives and concerns about Black voters under a potential second Trump administration, comparisons between the achievements of Donald Trump and Joe Biden, and controversies surrounding calls for Justice Sotomayor to resign and a new series featuring Black Republicans aimed at recruiting voters for Trump.
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Debate over supreme court justice retirement
Growing calls for liberal Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to retire to allow President Biden to appoint a younger left-leaning jurist, amid fears of history repeating with a conservative replacement.
Elite colleges reinstating test score requirements
Elite colleges like Yale, Dartmouth, and Brown are requiring standardized test scores for admissions, with evidence supporting their predictive value.
Concerns and misconceptions
Concerns about the impact of hormones on short- and long-term health are causing some women to choose 'natural' methods over hormonal birth control, despite the lower effectiveness of the alternatives.
Refusal to comply with subpoena
Conservative leader Leonard Leo's attorney states Leo will not comply with subpoena from Democrat Senate Judiciary Committee, deeming it unlawful and politically motivated.
Judicial conference's new policy
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and others express concerns over the Judicial Conference's new policy to randomize case assignments, aiming to prevent judge-shopping for favorable rulings on nationwide injunctions.
Reframing dei in politics
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott redefines DEI as 'duly elected incumbent' in response to conservative critics linking him to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.
The grio
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Inside higher ed
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Alternet
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The 19th news
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Washington monthly
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Texas tribune
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Portland press-herald
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Atlanta black star
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The christian left
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Senate subpoena rejection by leonard leo
Refusal by Leonard Leo to comply with a Senate subpoena related to gifts given to Supreme Court justices
End of howard scholars program at duke university
Termination of a full-ride merit scholarship program for students of African descent at Duke University
Return to test requirements by harvard and caltech
Harvard and Caltech's decisions to reinstate test requirements for admissions
Leonard leo
Billionaire who rejected Senate subpoena over Supreme Court gifts and played a major role in pushing the U.S. Supreme Court to the far right
Clarence wright
Expressed views on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and civil rights breakthroughs
Johnny mcentee
Advised by former Trump presidential transition team director and provides guidance for a conservative agenda
Senate judiciary committee
Issued a subpoena to Leonard Leo as part of an investigation of ethics-related controversies at the U.S. Supreme Court
Heritage foundation
Conservative think tank providing advice on a hypothetical second Trump administration's agenda

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The Christian Left
theguardian.com
Billionaire Leonard Leo rejects Senate subpoena over supreme court gifts
Billionaire Leonard Leo rejects Senate subpoena over supreme court gifts. Progressive groups hail long-brewed move against influential donor but protest lack of summons for Harlan Crow. Multiple reports have described gifts including luxury travel and resort stays given to Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.
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AlterNet
alternet.org
Right-wing judicial activist Leonard Leo refusing to comply with Senate ethics subpoena
Leonard Leo has played a major role in pushing the U.S. Supreme Court to the far right. Leo has championed many of the positions taken by the Supreme Court in recent years. Senate Democrats issued a subpoena to Leo as part of an investigation of ethics-related controversies at the High Court. Leo's attorney David Rivkin sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin declaring he is "not complying" with an "unlawful and politically motivated subpoena"
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Inside Higher Ed
insidehighered.com
Duke ends scholarship for Black students
Duke University has ended its Reginaldo Howard Scholars program, which granted full-ride merit scholarships to a small cohort of students of African descent in each incoming class. Current scholars will not lose their funding but no future scholarships will be awarded. The move comes roughly 10 months after the Supreme Court banned the use of affirmative action in admissions.
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Atlanta Black Star
atlantablackstar.com
Elon Musk, Conservatives and Others Can Applaud the Death of DEI, But Was It Truly Beneficial for Black People?
DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) initiatives, have become a bad word (or properly speaking a bad acronym) amongst white people - specifically conservative Republicans. What precipitated these were the murders of Black people in 2020, most notably Ahmaud Arbury, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd.
Amplifiers:
Inside Higher Ed
insidehighered.com
In sudden move, Harvard, Caltech return to test requirements
In sudden move, Harvard, Caltech return to test requirements The decisions, announced hours apart, came more than a year before their temporary policies were set to expire. Harvard is replacing a temporary test-optional policy, but Caltech was one of the only institutions to go fully test-blind at the start of the pandemic.