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A crucial supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action could come tomorrow, as colleges and universities grapple with the possibility that race might no longer be a factor in admissions. The Central Question being decided this time is should Affirmative Action continue forever In The Name Of diversity, and are the gains achieved worth the harms allegedly inflicted on Asian American students . This is the most important civil Rights Case of our era. I dont think its an overstatement to say theyre f...

carolina senator jesse helms was pulling behind his black democratic challenger. so helms called in the political consultants who in turn helped the helms campaign to fight back. this is what theygn came up wit this ad. >> you needed that job because you were the best qualified, but they had to give it to a minority because of a racial quota. is that really fair? harvey gains says it is. your vote on this issue, for racial quota, harvey gain, against racial quotas, jesse helms. >> you ...

people as the central players -- >> shush, dont tell them. >> well, cats out of the bag. >> its happening. >> i think it happened today. >> thank you for the book plug, as well. thank you my friend. thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. the year was 1990. republican incumbent north carolina senator jesse helms was pulling behind his black democratic challenger, a man named harvey gantt. it was a surprisingly competitive election. so helms cold in the political consultants, wh...

and get healthier with golo. week, three major supreme court decisions with far-reaching consequences. one effectively scrapping affirmative action program. someone invalid-ing president bidens student loan debt relief plan. and one clearing the way for businesses, to refuse service to lgbtq plus america. ill talk about that, how democrats should be fighting back and the politics of pennsylvania with the states governor, josh shapiro. whos coming up. first, plus law professor and forme...

thank you so much for joining us. "ac 360" starts now. the ruling is seismic. now come the aftershocks. john berman here for anderson. tonight what happens now that the supreme court has gutted affirmative action in a decision that could profoundly change college admissions and more broadly reshape life for millions in this country. also, what we are learning about the arrest in the washington neighborhood where the obamas live of a heavily armed man with materials to make a moloto...

the last scheduled decision day of the term, we could finally get some answers on some massive undecided cases. rulings on affirmative action, student loan forgiveness, and lgbtq+ rights among others. decisions that could impact all of us, and they could come down at any minute, and we have a full lineup of guests and experts on this. i want to begin with nbc news correspondent julia ainsley whos standing by at the supreme court for us. julia, set the scene there, how might this go dow...

>> good morning. it is sunday, july 2nd. i am michael steele filling in for my good friend ali velshi. donald trumps third presidential campaign is unlike any other presidential campaign in american history. as that twice indicted, twice impeached former president waits to see what other legal troubles might be coming his way over the next few months, hes used his campaign rallies to air out his grievances, and rather than focus his efforts on his legal defense and actually trying to f...

the year was 1990, republican incumbent of north carolina senator jesse helms was polling behind his black democratic challenger, a man named harvey gantt. it was a surprisingly competitive election, so home called in the political consultants who, in turn, helped the helms campaign figure out a way to fight back, and this is what they came up with, this ad. >> you needed that job, -- but they had to give it to a minority because of the racial quota. is that really fair? harvey gantt s...

msnbc headquarters in new york city. receipts, proof of timeline, screenshots. trump unconstitutionally profited millions from the presidency, and democrats like congressman robert garcia bringing the receipts. we begin this hour in frigid iowa, where enlisted 48 hours, caucus goers will brave sub-zero temperatures on the martin luther king jr. day to decide who they think should top the presidential power ticket for 2024. joining me now from des moines iowa is nbc news correspondent...

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