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first, i m still filling in for my friend velshi. good man, roughly one year after roe v. wade was overturned, supreme court issued another ruling that said two up and another aspect of american life. on thursday, the supreme court ruled that commissions programs at harvard and university of north carolina violated the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment. it effectively puts an end to affirmative action, a decision that will back decades of progress and president and in fact colleges, universities, and younger generations of students around the country. the 237 includes a dissent written by justice ketanji joao brown jackson the first black woman to be appointed to the supreme court. she wrote quote, with let them eat cake obliviousness, today, the majority pulls the record and announces colin finest for all by legal fiat. but deeming race relevant law does not make it so in life. during his remarks on thursday, biden echoed those sentiments. today, the co ....
the last scheduled decision day of the term, we could finally get some answers on some massive undecided cases. rulings on affirmative action, student loan forgiveness, and lgbtq+ rights among others. decisions that could impact all of us, and they could come down at any minute, and we have a full lineup of guests and experts on this. i want to begin with nbc news correspondent julia ainsley who s standing by at the supreme court for us. julia, set the scene there, how might this go down? reporter: well, you re right, this is the last scheduled day, ana, but we re expecting another day possibly to get on the court s schedule for tomorrow. that would leave just two days left in june when they typically wrap up their term, and they have these three huge decisions left. so doing the math, we expect at least one of those big decisions to come today, either when it comes to religious rights versus free speech, religious rights and lgbt rights. of course affirmative action, ....
i don t agree. this this after a group of asian-american students filed complaint against harvard and the university of north carolinaa hill, alleging that ta they failed to employ racet neutral admissions practices. now the majority opinion delivered, chief justice john roberts said that any studenn t, quote, must be treat based on his or her experiencebs . an individual not on the basis of race, highlighting the importance of this case in a rare move. noarw justices clarence thomas d and sonia sotomayor also and actually read their opinions from the bench now, with justice thomas declaring, quote, at alnow l forms discrimination based on race, including so-called action, areo prohibited under the u.s. co. titutionhi now, a harvard did, in fact, release a statement following the decision acknowledging that the court ruled their admissions policies did not comply with the 14th amendment, the equal protection clause in the constitution and the civil rights act. but har ....
good afternoon, i m lindsey reiser in for chris jansing at msnbc headquarters in new york city. breaking news, affirmative action struck down. president biden as you just heard that finished speaking on the landmark supreme court decision and the potential long lasting consequences at colleges, universities, and students across this country. the court ruling on a pair of challenges to policies at harvard and unc, that the schools can no longer look at race during the admissions process. the vote was 6-3, and eddie glaude, reacting just after the decision about the lasting impact he says this will have on higher education. this was just one remedy, affirmative action, the only remedy to the legacy of discrimination in admissions in american higher education. one remedy. here they have taken it away. we have a small percentage of black and brown students in elite institutions, that percentage will get even stronger. reactions are pouring in from students to members of ....