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Advantages, and michelle robinson at the time, and barack obama did not have. so, as generations have passed here, the perspectives have changed. and interesting pew study here constructive to the public opinion. looking at the numbers here. a bare majority of 50% of americans said they believe that affirmative action programs have run the course. they do not approve of the affirmative actions, and only 16% approve and about 75% of republicans, and 3/4 of republicans believe that they disapprove...

Of republicans make up that. a quarter of democrats supported. but this is now going to be injected, already has been inject ed into the presidential campaign and to the context of our public life here. i think that as we hear from president biden at the bottom of the hour, he was strongly opposed to this. hes talked about it eloquently. this is to a person has come out in support of what the supreme court did. i thought interesting the comments from former president obama issuing separate state...

The Supreme Court has spoken on affirmative action. But our democratic duty to improve educational access remains, writes Olatunde Johnson.

Race. and the fact that as eddie talked about early on, what is likely to occur is we are going to now see a very steep and significant divide in terms of access and who is able to really get into these spaces in terms of elite universities, people who would be able to get in there and thrive and do well and excel, and now were going to see that segregation become wider and wider because its going to take a while as laura already talked about for us to figure out what does this mean and how does...

Decision, while republicans are praising the choice. here is kelly odonnell. >> reporter: tonight, a new fight. president biden firing back at the supreme court. >> we cannot let this decision be the last word. >> reporter: emphatic that discrimination still exists. and when asked if the justices are a rogue court, the president with this striking attack on the conservative majority. >> this is not a normal. >> reporter: going even further on msnbc. >> find it just so out of sorts with the basic...

As we previously reported, federal contractors and subcontractors (“Contractors”) have until June 29, 2023 to certify the status of their Affirmative…

Per OFCCP, federal contractors, subcontractors should certify status of their Affirmative Action Programs with OFCCP Contractor Portal by June 29 about whether they have developed and maintained annual AAPs.

Them pump the brakes, even though you would think with approval ratings where they, are they would be a little careful. >> big swings, so, when i hear you say that, my mind immediately went to the affirmative action case. is that one of the things that you are thinking about? >> i think its almost impossible to imagine that they are not going to go big on affirmative action based on what we heard in oral argument. so this is both harvard and u.n.c., challenges to affirmative action in higher edu...

With the U.S. Supreme Court seemingly poised to end affirmative action for college admission programs, many U.S. employers are wondering whether or to what extent they can continue their diversity...

With the U.S. Supreme Court seemingly poised to end affirmative action for college admission programs, many U.S. employers are wondering whether or to what extent they can continue...