Today is Friday, June 30th, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented by

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I'm your host Sammy Sage, and the Morning Announcements is your daily five-minute breakdown of the

headlines that isn't afraid to take a side and roast the most consequential reality

show there is.

Our government.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued a groundbreaking ruling, essentially declaring it unconstitutional

for both private and public colleges to use race-based affirmative action to determine

admissions.

The court ruled against both Harvard and the University of North Carolina.

On the grounds that the school's affirmative action policies are a violation of the

14th Amendment equal protection clause.

The irony, I know.

According to the decision, race can kind of be used as a factor, but not a specific scoring

factor.

May cite stereotypes that tend to disfavor certain races, specifically Asian Americans.

This marks the second time that this court has gutted decades-old landmark rulings, including

a 2013 ruling that has already upheld affirmative action, not to mention that this is likely

to fundamentally change college admissions.

The three dissenters were justices Kagan, Sotomayor, and Jackson.

The last three on the court who would have been allowed to attend college at all, classic.

Justice Jackson's dissent, accusing the majority of, quote, let them eat cake obliviousness.

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