Blue states see ‘shield laws’ as bulwark against Republican efforts to restrict abortion and gender-affirming careLindsey Wasson/AP CNN — As Republican lawmakers have pushed restrictions on abortion and gender-affirming care in recent months, Democratic-led states have increasingly responded by passing so-called shield laws to protect people who undergo such… Jul 13 23July 13, 2023Article at CNN
Miami mayor and GOP presidential hopeful Francis Suarez says Uyghurs stumble was due to pronunciationEva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg/Getty Images CNN — Miami Mayor and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Francis Suarez reiterated that he fumbled over a question regarding the plight of Uyghur Muslims because he is used to a different way of saying… Jul 12 23July 12, 2023Article at CNN
Grace Napolitano, longtime California congresswoman, announces her retirementCNN — Longtime California Rep. Grace Napolitano announced Saturday that she is retiring from Congress at the end of her current term. “I am incredibly grateful for the people of the San Gabriel Valley and the people of Southeastern Los Angeles County… Jul 08 23July 08, 2023Article at CNN
Former Ohio House speaker sentenced to 20 years in $60 million bribery schemeCNN — A former Republican speaker of Ohio’s House of Representatives was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for his role in a $60 million bribery scheme. Larry Householder was convicted by a federal grand jury in March on racketeering… Jun 29 23June 29, 2023Article at CNN
A SCOTUS decision on Biden's student loan forgiveness program still looms. Here's what is at stakeFrom CNN's Katie Lobosco The Supreme Court is yet to release a ruling on another crucial education-related case. Millions of borrowers will soon learn whether they could receive up to $20,000 in debt relief under President Joe Biden’s student loan… Jun 29 23June 29, 2023Article at CNN
Members of Congress react to affirmative action ruling along party linesFrom CNN's Morgan Rimmer, Manu Raju and Melanie Zanona Members of Congress continue to react to the news that the Supreme Court has gutted affirmative action at the college level, with Republicans praising the decision and Democrats lamenting it. GOP… Jun 29 23June 29, 2023Article at CNN
Analyst: Impact of affirmative action ruling likely to vary across states and include litigationWhat we covered hereThe Supreme Court ruled Thursday that colleges and universities can no longer take race into consideration as a specific basis in admissions — a landmark decision that overturns long-standing precedent that has benefited Black and… Jun 29 23June 29, 2023Article at CNN
June 29, 2023 Supreme Court affirmative action decisionMcCarthy hails Supreme Court affirmative action decision House Speaker Kevin McCarthy hailed the Supreme Court’s affirmative action decision, saying that the justices "just ruled that no American should be denied educational opportunities because of… Jun 29 23June 29, 2023Article at CNN
Justices Clarence Thomas and Ketanji Brown Jackson criticized each other by name in unusually sharp rebukesFrom CNN's Devan Cole The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling Thursday on affirmative action pitted its two Black justices against each other, with the ideologically opposed jurists employing unusually sharp language attacking each other by name. The… Jun 29 23June 29, 2023Article at CNN
Biden administration reviewing affirmative action decision, official saysHere's some of the latest polling on affirmative action and consideration of race in university admissions In light of the Supreme Court's decision on affirmative action, here's some of the latest polling on affirmative action and the consideration… Jun 29 23June 29, 2023Article at CNN
June 29, 2023 Supreme Court affirmative action decisionTakeaways from the Supreme Court's oral arguments in February on cases challenging Biden’s student loan plan Justices heard oral arguments in February in two challenges to President Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan, with several conservative… Jun 29 23June 29, 2023Article at CNN
For true diversity, universities "should eliminate legacy admissions," advocate against affirmative action saysAn advocate against affirmative action, who is on the board of for Students for Fair Admissions, the group that brought the lawsuit against Harvard and University of North Carolina, says that colleges and universities should eliminate legacy… Jun 29 23June 29, 2023Article at CNN
Biden administration announces series of actions to address diversity in higher educationThe Biden administration has vowed to take "swift action" to support diversity in higher education in the face of the Supreme Court's ruling gutting affirmative action, laying out a series of steps it will take through the Department of Education and… Jun 29 23June 29, 2023Article at CNN
Asian American advocacy group praises historic SCOTUS decision on affirmative actionWhat we covered hereThe Supreme Court ruled Thursday that colleges and universities can no longer take race into consideration as a specific basis in admissions — a landmark decision that overturns long-standing precedent that has benefited Black and… Jun 29 23June 29, 2023Article at CNN
Justice Clarence Thomas criticized affirmative action in unusually personal termsFrom CNN's Devan Cole and Ariane de Vogue In a lengthy concurrence, conservative Justice Clarence Thomas, one of two Black justices on the Supreme Court, spoke in unusually personal terms as he criticized the use of affirmative action policies by… Jun 29 23June 29, 2023Article at CNN
The fate of Biden's student loan forgiveness program lies with the Supreme Court. Here's what to know.From CNN's Katie Lobosco Millions of borrowers may learn soon whether they could receive up to $20,000 in debt relief under President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program. The fate of the unprecedented debt cancellation program lies with the… Jun 29 23June 29, 2023Article at CNN
June 29, 2023 Supreme Court affirmative action decisionThe Supreme Court ruled Thursday that colleges and universities can no longer take race into consideration as a specific basis in admissions — a landmark decision that overturns long-standing precedent that has benefited Black and Latino students in… Jun 29 23June 29, 2023Article at CNN
June 29, 2023 Supreme Court affirmative action decisionThe Supreme Court ruled Thursday that colleges and universities can no longer take race into consideration as a specific basis in admissions — a landmark decision that overturns long-standing precedent that has benefited Black and Latino students in… Jun 29 23June 29, 2023Article at CNN
June 29, 2023 Supreme Court affirmative action decisionThe Supreme Court ruled Thursday that colleges and universities can no longer take race into consideration as a specific basis in admissions — a landmark decision that overturns long-standing precedent that has benefited Black and Latino students in… Jun 29 23June 29, 2023Article at CNN
June 29, 2023 Supreme Court affirmative action decision5:37 p.m. ET, June 29, 2023 Here's what you should know about the Supreme Court's landmark decision on affirmative action From CNN's Ariane de Vogue, Devan Cole and Tierney Sneed The Supreme Court says colleges and universities can no longer take… Jun 29 23June 29, 2023Article at CNN
