The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down admissions programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina that relied in part on racial considerations, saying they violate the Constitution. The vote was 6 to 3 along ideological grounds, with Chief Justice John G. Roberts writing for the conservative members in the majority, and the liberals dissenting. supreme … [Read more...]
Affirmative Action vs. Race-Neutral Admissions: A Case Study | WSJ
The Supreme Court has banned colleges from using race as criteria for admissions. Essentially ending the 50-year run of affirmative action programs. California banned public colleges like Berkeley and UCLA from using race in their admissions in the 1990s. Since then, a large study measuring the academic success and earnings of students before and after the ban has shown what … [Read more...]
Jen Psaki CRUSHES Ted Cruz with his own words after complaint about Black woman SCOTUS pick
Republicans never took issue when presidents promised to nominate a qualified woman to SCOTUS. Now, President Biden says he will nominate a qualified Black woman to SCOTUS and the GOP is having a meltdown. Republicans seem to be taking issue with just one of these words. Subscribe to The MeidasTouch Podcast: https://pod.link/1510240831 Donate to MeidasTouch: … [Read more...]
Rep. Angie Craig Slams GOP for Voting Against Reproductive & LGBTQ+ Rights
'I'm appalled that we have to vote on this damn bill at all' — Rep. Angie Craig gets fired up over the majority of Republicans consistently voting against reproductive and LGBTQ+ rights » Sign up for our newsletter KnowThis to get the biggest stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox: https://go.nowth.is/knowthis_youtube » Subscribe to NowThis: … [Read more...]
Guest Host Chelsea Handler on the Awfulness That is Melania Trump, Lauren Boebert & Ginni Thomas
Guest host Chelsea Handler talks about her chemistry with Guillermo, new text messages revealing that Melania Trump said no to tweeting about the attacks on Capitol, Clarence Thomas’ wife Virginia Thomas refusing to testify in front of the House Select Committee about her role on January 6th, Andrew Giuliani losing the Republican primary for New York Governor, R Kelly getting … [Read more...]
Fetterman, Oz don`t support expanding Supreme Court | Pennsylvania Senate Debate
Speaking at their first and only debate, Senate candidates John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz both said they would not support increasing the number of justices on the United States Supreme Court. #SCOTUS #SupremeCourt #PASenateDebate "NewsNation Prime" is America’s source for unbiased news offering a full range of perspectives from across the U.S. Weekends starting at … [Read more...]
WATCH: Sen. Ben Sasse’s full opening statement in Barrett Supreme Court confirmation hearing
Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., gave opening remarks Oct. 12 as the Senate Judiciary Committee kicked off its Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Amy Coney Barrett. The hearing came about three weeks before the 2020 presidential election. The first of four days of scheduled testimony included an opening statement from Barrett, along with senators on the committee. Watch highlights … [Read more...]
Sen. Ben Sasse delivers emotional floor speech amid Brett Kavanaugh confirmation debate
In a speech on the Senate floor late Wednesday night, Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska said he originally had urged the president to nominate a woman to the Supreme Court instead of Brett Kavanaugh. Subscribe to the CBS News Channel HERE: http://youtube.com/cbsnews Watch CBSN live HERE: http://cbsn.ws/1PlLpZ7 Follow CBS News on Instagram HERE: … [Read more...]
WATCH: Sen. Ben Sasse questions Jackson in Supreme Court confirmation hearings
Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., questioned Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the Senate Judiciary Committee continued its Supreme Court confirmation hearings March 22. He asked questions about her judicial philosophy, or what guidance she would use if confirmed to the Supreme Court. Jackson skirted that question directly, but explained her interpretation of other justice's philosophies at … [Read more...]
WATCH: Sen. Ben Sasse questions Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett
Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., questioned Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Oct. 14, the third day of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing. Sasse asked how Barrett would determine whether she’d had a successful career as a judge and justice upon retirement. “I would judge whether I’d had a successful career by whether I’d always acted with integrity, whether … [Read more...]