Harvard and UNC sued over their admission policies
Harvard and UNC sued over their admission policies
*A note from Dr. Henry Flores: “Need to consider this the first violent blow against civil rights after the mid-term elections. Mr. Blum leads the national effort to dismantle the […]
Two Justices Debate The Doctrine Of Colorblindness
*This is like listening to a boxing match, blow-by-blow, commentary. The article does a wonderful job of isolating the differing points of view, and positioning them side by side. VL […]
Supreme Court Rules (Punts) on Affirmative Action
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco I spent the morning stalking the #SCOTUS Twitter feed. I figured it was the best and fastest way to get information on the anticipated decisions that should […]
Why the Supreme Court needs to uphold affirmative action
By Raul A. Reyes, NBCLatino The Supreme Court will soon announce a decision on an affirmative action case, Fisher v. University of Texas. Abigail Fisher, who is white, applied to the University of […]
What The University of Texas Affirmative Action Case Is Really About
By Nikole Hannah-Jones, ProPublica When the NAACP began challenging Jim Crow laws across the South, it knew that, in the battle for public opinion, the particular plaintiffs mattered as much as […]
Affirmative Action: Should minorities worry about Romney’s silence?
By Hope Gillette, Voxxi Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his campaign were silent when asked by the Wall Street Journal to clarify the candidate’s position on Affirmative Action. The topic came […]
Latino USA NOTICIANDO: NewsTaco Roundup
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco From Affirmative Action, to the Cesar Chavez Monument and the surprising inductees to the all-time Latino professional baseball team – we chatted with Latino USA about the slightly “off the […]
Fisher v. Texas: A View of Affirmative Action from Brazil
By Tanya K. Hernandez, New America Media The October 10, 2012, Supreme Court argument in the Fisher v. Texas affirmative action case marks a peculiar turning point in the racial history of […]
Business Leaders Urge Supreme Court to Side with University of Texas
By Peter Malof, Public News Service AUSTIN, Texas – The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments today in a Texas case that could affect how colleges and universities across the nation are allowed to […]
The Case Against Race-Based Affirmative Action
By Hector Luis Alamo, Jr., Being Latnio On October 10, the Supreme Court will again reconsider the necessity and constitutionality of race-based affirmative action when it hears arguments in the […]
