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The Supreme Court Is Coming for Affirmative Action—Again

Elie Mystal The high court has just accepted a case that takes aim at efforts to increase diversity at high-performing public schools. The post The Supreme Court Is Coming for Affirmative Action—Again appeared first on The Nation .

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WNBA players seen racing off the court before national anthem — and return right after it endsThe WNBA is not enforcing its own rules when it comes to "The Star-Spangled Banner." Fans noticed on Monday that for the second straight game, both teams in the WNBA finals fled the court before the national anthem was played. 'The anthem does not represent freedom, justice, and liberty for all Americans.' The WNBA finals between the Golden State…

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18-year-old accused of planning Mall of America terror attack will remain in jailA Minnesota teen who was arrested after being accused of planning a terror attack on the Mall of America in Minneapolis must remain in jail, a federal judge ruled Monday. U.S. Magistrate Judge Dulce Foster said Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud,18, won’t be released because he’s a risk to the community and a flight risk, the Associated...

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The surprising conservative backlash against Justice AlitoJustice Samuel Alito’s new book, So Ordered: An Originalist’s View of the Constitution, the Court, and Our Country, isn’t going to set the world on fire with its bold new ideas. It’s mostly a collection of Alito’s old speeches. But if the book treads familiar ground, the reception to it among writers who share Alito’s […]

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