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When it’s a matter of national security, the court must recognize the tragic consequences of the absence of equality and how to repair it.

Class included a 76% increase in black students. and you better believe that conservatives immediately began national their teeth. the first supreme court case challenging the constitutionality of affirmative action programs and education came just a decade ago later. and that in 78, the supreme court heard regions of the university of california versus bake. at the time, the university -- for qualified minority students. allen bakke, a white man, was denied admissions by the universitys medical...

In black students. and you better believe that conservatives immediately began sharpening their teeth. the first supreme court case challenging the constitutionality of affirmative action programs and in education came just a decade ago later. in 1970 the supreme court heard regions of the university of california versus bakke. at the time, you see davis -- -- qualified minority students. and -- denied admissions by the -- despite having higher test scores and -- sued. ultimately, the supreme co...

Congressional caucus met with the white house recently around this plan as well as many other advocates in the space as well. and we truly believe that the president -- congress has given the president this authority. the supreme court is far overreaching their authority, and i believe frankly, that we really need to be having conversations about judicial review, as a check on the courts, as well. >> i want to talk more broadly about the court in a minute. but first, i want to ask about another ...

Meant to advance racial equality. and in the years after, the term started to be associated with education, a connection made thanks to the civil rights movement. the assasination of dr. martin luther king jr. in 1968 was a turning point. students demanded their colleges redouble their efforts to have students and student bodies that actually better reflected american society. as the new york times reports, less than four weeks after dr. kings death, harvards dean of admissions at the time, well...

Suspending those interest payments. of course, we still believe in pursuing student loan can cancellation and aking faster than the 12-month period whenever possible. what we have been really articulating this plan using the higher education act for some time, myself, as well as other member ps of the congressional hispanic caucus met with the white house recently around this plan as well as many other advocates in the space, as well, and we truly believe that the president -- congress has given...

Insights with us. thank you so much. that does it for me. thank you for watching. ali will be back here next saturday and sunday morning from 10 am to noon eastern. stay right where you are. inside jen psaki begins right now. >> well its been a pretty demoralizing week. three major supreme court decisions with far-reaching consequences. one effectively scrapping affirmative action programs. one invalidating president bidens student loan debt relief plan. one clearing the way for businesses to re...

His confirmation hearing in 1991. lets watch the video, then well talk about it on the other side. >> did you say that affirmative action programs are all right as long as theyre not based on race? >> i said that we, from a policy standpoint, i agree with affirmative action policies, and focus on disadvantaged minorities, and disadvantages individuals in our society. >> for example -- >> im not commenting on the legality or constitutionality. >> there are hours of videos of course of confirmatio...

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Boost that sets them up for failure. i went through the affirmative action programs. i knew a lot of my come patriots were being set up to fail because they were being put in a place where they did not have the proper background. then you get looked into an idea, maybe its just racism, a world obstacle that i can never overcome and therefore i need this boost because i cant compete on my own. that is devastating to minority communities. im glad i didnt buy into that mind-set. i saw an obstacle a...