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How Long Will Affirmative Action Last?

What Next | Daily News and Analysis

Slate

News, Daily News, News Commentary, Politics

4.62.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2019

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Last week, a contentious affirmative action case came to a temporary resolution. In a lawsuit filed against Harvard by Asian American students and conservative opponents of affirmative action, a judge ruled in favor of the university’s race-conscious admissions process. The selection process, she says, helps create a diverse student body and does not discriminate against Asian American applicants. But here’s the catch: there are examples of bias in the application process. And this case is probably far from over. Guest: Elie Mystal, executive editor of Above The Law and contributing writer at The Nation. Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey there, this episode contains just the tiniest bit of salty language.

0:05.4

Okay, here's the show.

0:11.5

There's a couple of things I need to tell you about my guest today.

0:14.7

His name is Ellie Mistal.

0:16.5

The first thing you need to know is that he went to Harvard.

0:19.3

Twice actually.

0:20.5

College and then law school.

0:23.0

Second thing you need to know is that he's black.

0:26.1

That means he's deeply familiar with people questioning his credentials.

0:30.3

How he's gotten to where he is now.

0:32.5

I have heard that since I set foot on campus in Cambridge

0:37.5

from a certain kind of white people and that gets them frustrating

0:41.5

because I can say that I test you into the goddamn ground.

0:46.5

You don't want to come at me on a test, right?

0:49.5

Maybe you know, you want to do some math?

0:52.5

Okay, maybe you do not want to come for me on an LSAT or an SAT or a GRE.

0:58.5

I will embarrass you and your family.

1:01.5

And having to hear white people not get that my whole life has been frustrating.

1:11.0

These days, Ellie writes for the nation.

1:13.0

Edits the blog above the law.

1:15.0

And in the last week, he has been thinking a lot about college admissions.

1:19.0

How he decide who's in and who's out.

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