affirmative action and college admissions calling the policy on constitutional decision came after a case was brought in front of harvard in the case of north carolina. our reporter has the details. a landmark decision from a bitterly divided supreme court, rejecting the use of race as we know it in college admissions, chief johnson to conclude programs at harvard and the university of north carolina violated the law, riding the schools unavoidably a cloyed race in a negative manner involved racial stereotyping, and lack meaningful and points. the polarizing stigmatizing and on fair jurisprudence that allowed colleges and universities to use a students race and ethnicity as a factor to either admit them or reject them has been overruled. praise there from the architect of the lawsuits, the schools were accused of giving substantial preferences to black and hispanic applicants while discriminating against asian students. what this lawsuit reveals is that personality
hour gets underway on this thursday night. good evening, once again i m stephanie ruhle, let s take a big deep breath because we have a lot to cover tonight, today the nation s highest court struck down race based affirmative action and college admissions calling the policy on constitutional decision came after a case was brought in front of harvard in the case of north carolina. our reporter has the details. a landmark decision from a bitterly divided supreme court, rejecting the use of race as we know it in college admissions, chief johnson to conclude programs at harvard and the university of north carolina violated the law, riding the schools unavoidably a cloyed race in a negative manner involved racial stereotyping, and lack meaningful and points. the polarizing stigmatizing and on fair jurisprudence that allowed colleges and universities to use a students race and ethnicity as a factor to either admit them or reject them has been overruled. praise there from th
decision. discrimination still exists in america. today s decision does not change that. we cannot let the decision be a permanent step back for the country. is this relevant for the court? this is not a normal court. gop presidential candidates praised the courts ruling as did republican lawmakers. speaker kevin mccarthy and minority leader mitch mcconnell both said the decision would ensure fair competition in admissions. with that let s get smarter with the help of our leadoff panel, and tonight we certainly need their expertise. peter baker chief white house correspondent for the new york times, aclu president deborah archer she s director of the civil rights clinic and director of the center on race inequality and the law at nyu. janine soup gerson former clerk to justice david sowder and first asian american woman to tenure at harvard law. and michael is here president and ceo of the brennan center, he served under president
times, aclu president deborah archer she s director of the civil rights clinic and director of the center on race inequality and the law at nyu. janine soup gerson former clerk to justice david sowder and first asian american woman to tenure at harvard law. and michael is here president and ceo of the brennan center, he served under president biden s commission on supreme court and is the author of the super majority, the year the supreme court defied it america. i m so excited that you are with us, we have a lot to break down. debra i want to start with you because you are part of a filing to the justices that argued in favor of keeping i m jonathan lawson here to tell you about life insurance through the colonial penn program. if you re age 50 to 85, and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budget, affirmative action. remember the three ps. what are the three ps? the three ps of life insurance on a fixed budget are price, price, and price. a price you can afford, a price that ca