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 court on
students that are attending public colleges will attend one of the 12 predominantly white institutions. 26 to 27% attend one of the five public h c use, and roughly 50% attend one of the states community colleges, these institutions that have not been receiving the funding that they should. you think about several civil rights decisions and investigations over the years. in the 1970s, david went down to north carolina and said, these institutions are clearly unequal. the reagan administration comes in shortly after, settles with the state of north carolina and david deltell gives it quote and says, this doesn t read like a desegregation plant, this reads like a joint defense of everything the system did. we have a system that is incredibly inequitable, and was created on an inequitable foundation that we are now further stratify. if a student is not getting into harvard, it doesn t mean they re not going to get in and
but we don t want to go to the other extreme where we legalize this drug and endanger so many of our young people. okay. look, it can be difficult to sort of stratify the legitimate patients who have use for cannabis not only as a medication but as the only medication for their suffering. and as the doctor says, people who just want to get loaded or get high. that s true. if it s no more harmful than alcohol or tobacco, why shouldn t it be legalized? isn t there an inconsistency in government policy? i think so. let me take it a step further than that. i think it s irresponsible of the medical community not to offer this as an alternative. you have to watch sanjay on sunday. he digs into the highs and lows of weed. 8:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn. do not miss that. coming up next, this is the coolest water sport i ve never tried but now really, really want to.