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Since the supreme courts last decision in 2003 that approved affirmative action and the urgency of diversity for the future of this country hasnt changed. the only thing thats changed is the composition of the court and specifically the three justices that donald trump got to appoint. so this wasnt a legal decision. it was a power play, and today the court does for racial justice what it did last term for womens rights. it upends years of precedent and it turns back the clock on civil rights. >>...

>> the research im pointing out is the end of the day, the results of that however, were that there were more black graduates in these difficult areas such as s.t.e.m. education because the problem wasnt there. >> we have had a couple of guests on the show who have said that this is essentially a composition of the court undoing decades of precedent. what do you say to that? >> well, as chief justice roberts clearly argues, the court is being more consistent with its precedent than the dissents....

Whole bunch of issues that you were pressing him on today. >> the supreme court moving and becoming something so different from his years in the judiciary committee -- he almost is a window into that. right? when i said casey and roe were decided by democratic and republican presidents, there was almost a groan. other than a message and a message to the country, joy, it didnt seem like there was much he thought he could do about this composition of the supreme court. >> first of all, i want to s...

Discussions you often seen on the political trail. justice thomas talking about the 17-year-olds, not needing or deserving to bear the weight of the sins of the past. so you do have the infusion of these points that are coming up again. ariana, as you rightly pointed out, time and time again the composition of the court, we often speak of the so-called conservative bench, the liberal bench. americans are paying taking to how the decisions come down. they are reading a kid of tea leaf, or maybe t...

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Different characteristics of applicants like their income level or the composition of their school or the zip code of their school they went to to use those factors as a proxy, as they were for race. >> theyll still be able to look at geography and theyll still be able to look at income. will they still be able to look at legacy if youre lucky enough to have a grandparent, a great-grandparent that went to that school. that will still be allowed, but race wont? [ no audio ] . >> all right. he app...

Not an explosion. so to have the living quarters, which is the only part at one atmosphere or the normal what we breathe atmosphere, it will collapse inwards on that. but rest of the items are what we call implodable volumes or that are not part of living space which could be the batteries, lights, the gas cylinders, those arent part of the one atmosphere place where the crew would be. so, that -- those would still be in tact as would be the framework holding it altogether. so im not surprised t...

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