Today is Friday, June 30th, 2020.

Welcome to the Daily Article Podcast.

I'm Chris Elkins, narrating today's article, written by Denison Forum co-founder and CEO, Dr. Jim Denison.

The U.S. Supreme Court issued two landmark rulings yesterday.

One struck down affirmative action, declaring the consideration of race in university admissions to be unconstitutional.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the High Court's ruling against racial preferences means,

quote, admission offices must now decide where racial diversity ranks among priorities

that can include academic performance, achievement and extracurricular activities such as

athletics, and preference for alumni and donors. In quote, writing for the court, Chief Justice

John Roberts stated, eliminating racial discrimination means eliminating all of it.

He added,

The student must be treated based on his or her experiences as an individual,

not on the basis of race.

Many universities have for too long done just the opposite.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented, saying, the court ignores the

dangerous consequence of an America where its leadership does not reflect the diversity of the people.

If you were on the court, how would you balance our founding declaration that all men are created

equal with the consequences of racial discrimination across our history.

The other ruling cited with an evangelical Christian worker who was denied requests to take

Sundays off from his post office job to observe his Sabbath. The unanimous opinion made it more

difficult for employers to deny religious workplace rights,

as Justice Samuel Alito stated, an employer must show that the burden of granting and accommodation

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