Affirmative action

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Councilman Cedric Crear wrote that Michele Fiore's comments during the convention were "totally repugnant, and spit in the face of all black persons."

The conservative commentator also claimed that Asians "have it lucky."

In a renewed push for total meritocracy in college admissions, affirmative action could join legacy admissions in going by the wayside.

"She exploited somebody else's culture and I'm the racist for pointing it out? I love that!" Tucker Carlson said.

Edward Blum is spearheading a lawsuit on behalf of Asian-Americans who say Harvard unlawfully discriminates against them.

President Trump's Supreme Court pick may determine the future of race-conscious admissions.

The Trump administration will end a set of Obama-era policies and guidelines that aimed to promote diversity on university campuses by encouraging the use of race in college admissions, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

The Department of Justice confirmed its investigation into Harvard University in a letter to watchdog groups.

Donald Trump was elected, focus shifted to Harvard and the University of Texas fought back.

What is affirmative action? Why is this a big deal? Is the Trump report true?

"My fingerprints are nowhere near any of this," says Blum, who helped with the Supreme Court case Fisher v. the University of Texas.

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The case before the Justices is far more complex than simply reserving places for minorities.

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He said black college students could benefit from "a less-advanced school, a slower-track school."

The Supreme Court is set to rule on a variety of hot-button social issues.

The court made it clear it was not deciding the larger and divisive question of whether affirmative action admission policies can be lawful.

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