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How the Supreme Court’s Decision Yesterday Impacts Higher Ed

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court limited public school districts’ use of race in school assignments. While the deciding justices plainly state numerous times in their opinion that the ruling will not affect higher education, the four dissenting liberals argued that the court’s decision “tacitly” overrules Grutter v. Bollinger, which upheld the University of Michigan Law School’s affirmative action admissions policy in 2003.

June 28, 2007

Students

In Wake of Supreme Court Decision, Schools to Look to Factors Other Than Race Associated Press Online

WASHINGTON Educators soon may pay extra attention to income levels, home addresses and test scores when they decide which school a student should attend.

June 27, 2007

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South Dakota’s Bar Exam To Cover Indian Law

PIERRE S.D. For the first time in state history, people wishing to become lawyers in South Dakota will have to be educated on the basics of American Indian law.

June 27, 2007

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Connecticut Education Law May be Affected by New Supreme Court Ruling

HARTFORD Conn. A new U.S. Supreme Court ruling could affect a decades-old Connecticut law requiring individual schools to reflect the demographics of their communities, state officials said Thursday.

June 27, 2007

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Seattle parent feels ‘vindicated’ by Supreme Court school ruling

SEATTLE Kathleen Brose never understood why the Seattle School Board wanted to use race in assigning students to public high schools, especially when students from so many backgrounds already attended each.

June 27, 2007

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Democratic presidential candidates to debate racial issues at Howard University; Tavis Smiley to moderate

WASHINGTON The struggles of the nation’s blacks a loyal Democratic voting bloc topped the agenda Thursday as the party’s eight presidential candidates gathered for their third primary debate.

June 27, 2007

Sports

Documentary creators sue filmmakers over Marshall University movie

HUNTINGTON W.Va. The creators of the award-winning documentary “Ashes to Glory” have filed a $40 million lawsuit alleging the makers of the Hollywood film “We Are Marshall” stole their ideas and research.

June 27, 2007

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Govt seeks rehearing in enemy combatant case Bradley University grad student

RICHMOND Va. National security will be jeopardized if the Bush administration is not allowed to indefinitely hold suspected terrorists as enemy combatants inside the U.S., the Justice Department said Wednesday in appealing a court’s ruling against the tactic.

June 27, 2007

Women

Former nun invokes Title IX in bias battle against Gannon U.

DATELINE: ERIE Pa. A former Catholic nun whose discrimination claim against Gannon University was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court is trying revive it by invoking a law best known for requiring schools to provide equal athletic opportunities for men and women.

June 27, 2007

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Supreme Court Rejects School Race Plans

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected school diversity plans that take account of students’ race in two major public school districts but left the door open for using race in limited circumstances.

June 27, 2007

HBCUs

Appreciation: Dr. Elias Blake, 1929-2007

Leonard Haynes reflects on the contributions of Dr. Elias Blake Jr., the former Clark College president who advocated tirelessly for Blacks in higher education. Blake died last week at the age of 77.

June 27, 2007

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US Supreme Court expected to rule on Seattle school racial case

SEATTLE The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue its decision Thursday on the school racial balancing case from Seattle.

June 26, 2007