The court’s conservative majority was wary of plans at Harvard and the University of North Carolina that take account of race to foster educational diversity.
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Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on the Fate of Affirmative Action
The court’s conservative supermajority may be skeptical of admissions programs at Harvard and U.N.C. that take account of race to foster educational diversity.
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In Clash Over Affirmative Action, Both Sides Invoke Brown v. Board of Education
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday about admissions policies at Harvard and the University of North Carolina — and the meaning of a civil rights landmark.
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On Affirmative Action, What Once Seemed Unthinkable Might Become Real
Should diversity still be considered the compelling interest in college admissions that the court said it was in 1978?
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Louise Fletcher, 88, Dies; Oscar Winner for ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’
She was largely unknown when she was cast as the head administrative nurse at an Oregon mental institution, in the 1975 film, which won multiple awards.