Supreme Court Ends Affirmative Action In College Admissions

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🗓️ 29 June 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

The ruling included two cases. The case concerning the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was 6-3 along ideological lines; in the Harvard case, the vote was 6-2, with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson recusing. The decision reversed decades of precedent upheld over the years by narrow court majorities that included Republican-appointed justices.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Neve from Rockville, Maryland.
0:04.0	It is currently 5.30 a.m. and I'm getting ready to hop into the freezing cold water for my fifth swim practice of the week.
0:12.0	Even though school is out, I'm still sleep deprived, only this time it's by my coach.
0:17.0	This podcast was recorded at...
0:20.0	11.45 a.m. on Thursday the 29th of June.
0:23.0	Things may have changed by the time you hear this, but I'll still be attempting to tough out this amazing yet terrible sport.
0:30.0	Okay, here's the show.
0:35.0	Amazing yet terrible, that sounds like a lot of sports.
0:38.0	That about sums it up.
0:40.0	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast. I'm Tamer Keith, I cover the White House.
0:44.0	I'm Mara Lias and a National Political Correspondent.
0:47.0	And I'm Neenie Tottenberg, I cover the Supreme Court.
0:50.0	This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court said that the affirmative action policies at Harvard and the University of North Carolina are unconstitutional.
0:59.0	Thus, essentially striking down affirmative action in college admissions.
1:03.0	Affirmative action is the policy by which a college takes into consideration an applicant's race, as well as other factors in deciding who to admit.
1:11.0	President Biden addressed the decision and a speech from the White House shortly after it was made public.
1:17.0	We cannot let this decision be the last word.
1:20.0	We cannot let this decision be the last word.
1:23.0	While the Court can render a decision, it cannot change what America stands for.
1:28.0	America is an idea, an idea, unique in the world, an idea of hope, an opportunity.
1:35.0	All right, Neenie, so tell us about this decision.
1:38.0	It was decided by the Court's conservative wing.
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