support. i m michael smerconish in philadelphia. monday america celebrates the third ever federal holiday of juneteenth, commemorating the emancipation of enslaved african americans. as we do, the consensus among legal scholars is the supreme court will soon be ending affirmative action, at least in the context of college admissions. does that mean it achieved its purpose or we re abandoning the underlying premise? a pair of cases have been argued. we ll soon know the results. one involves harvard, the other the university of north carolina. the conventional wisdom is that race-conscious admissions will end. currently race is permitted to be a factor, meaning one factor among many to be considered as schools seek to create a diverse student body. kwoet quote teas, however, are unconstitutional. that s the bottom line after the supreme court has taken up several cases involve ing affirmative action over time. justice sandra day o connor wrote we expect 25 years from now the us
juneteenth, commemorating the emancipation of enslaved african americans, and as we do, the consensus among legal scholars is that the supreme court will soon be ending affirmative action, at least in the context of college administrations. does that mean that it achieved its purpose or that we re abandoning the underlying premise? a pair of cases have been argued. we will soon know the results. one involves harvard, the other the university of north carolina. the conventional wisdom is that race conscious administrations will end. currently race is permitted to be a factor in the administrations calculus, meaning one factor among many to be considered as schools seek to create a diverse student body for everybody s benefit. quotas on the other hand, are unconstitutional. that s the bottom line after the supreme court has taken up several major cases involving affirmative action over the years. and one of those cases was in 2003, it was grutter versus bollinger, involved the
so good to be back with you on this second special hour of msnbc reports with josé diaz-balart. it is 1:00 p.m. eastern, 10:00 a.m. pacific. it looks like former president donald trump will not be allowed to have the last word at his civil fraud hearing in new york. what the judge is now saying and what it could mean for the former president s legal case. plus, the surprise standoff on capitol hill, hunter biden visits congress sitting feet away from house republicans trying to hold him in contempt of congress. the witness being afraid to come in front of the committee, that s interesting. he s here. he doesn t seem to be too afraid. inside that faceoff and the political impact next. and the major impeachment push playing out on capitol hill right now as republicans hold their first critical hearing tied to removing secretary of homeland security alejandro mayorkas from office over the crisis at the border. we ll talk to the ranking member of the house border
lawrence. good evening, my friend. ce hey, ali, thank you very much. i ll keep her in mind, anna hochkammer. she was fantastic. watch this one closely, because every time we have seen this, people who have been pushing that up the hill when it comes to abortion rights has been met with success in the last four years of america. it certainly is. ali, thank you. have a good show. february 8th, that s one of the supreme court will hear oral arguments for donald trump s appeal of the colorado supreme court decision to disqualify him from that state s republican primary ballot over his role in the january 6th attack on the capitol. and their deliberations, the nine justices could decide whether donald trump, the republican front runner, is eligible to run for president at all, under the 14th amendment insurrection kloss. today, colorado secretary of state janet griswold, announced that she had certified the republican and democratic ballots for the states 2024 presidenti
because every time we have seen this, people who have been pushing that up the hill when it comes to abortion rights has been met with success in the last four years of america. it certainly is. ali, thank you. have a good show. february 8th, that s one of the supreme court will hear oral arguments for donald trump s appeal of the colorado supreme court decision to disqualify him from that state s republican primary ballot over his role in the january 6th attack on the capitol. and their deliberations, the nine justices could decide whether donald trump, the republican front runner, is eligible to run for president at all, under the 14th amendment insurrection kloss. today, colorado secretary of state janet griswold, announced that she had certified the republican and democratic ballots for the states 2024 presidential primary election, saying, quote, donald trump will appear on the ballot as a result. colorado s primary is march 5th. with that, the fate of our democr