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at harvard a black plicatae cream of the crop had a 56% chance while whites and asians with the same qualifications had a 15%. a black applicant had a higher chance to get in than a top asian or white student t supreme court ruled 6-3 thats unconstitutional racial discrimination probed by the equal protection clause t14th amendment. chief justice john roberts who authored the majority says this, quote. eliminating racial discrimination means eliminating all of it. the guarantee of equa...

might see? >> here is what we know. inside the courtroom our producer is behind me and we have two boxes. we should be getting multiple opinions today. 6 or 7 left depending how you count them. some are coupled up together. now we wait. it is the last of the term. the end of the term. we think they may add tomorrow to be the final day. we have affirmative action in higher ed., can you use race in considering applicants? a huge battle waged for decades. you have the student loan debt re...

hour gets underway on this thursday night. good evening, once again im stephanie ruhle, lets take a big deep breath because we have a lot to cover tonight, today the nations highest court struck down race based affirmative action and college admissions calling the policy on constitutional decision came after a case was brought in front of harvard in the case of north carolina. our reporter has the details. >> a landmark decision from a bitterly divided supreme court, rejecting the use ...

the supreme courts six three decision striking down the use of racial preferences in college admissions. biden was sentpreferen out by wr winds him up to lie. aff affirmative action is so s misunderstood. many people wrongly believe that affirmative action allows unequal white students, unqualified students to be admitted ahead of qualifie d. this is not this is not how college admissions work. >> now, the white house comms people arent that ignorant.w th they know the truth that the e...

that aside, its as emphatic anm definitive as conservatives hoped and progressives feared. its the way that the 14th amendment was color blind, jackson and others, nonsense., look at what the 14th amendment achieved. brown versust board of educati, likewise. nonsense says the dissent. it was race sensitive. the 14th amendment must be race sensitive. then theres this world s worl viewpoint, there they are like t ships passing in the night. one side says, look at the worlt today an...

>> i dont agree. this this after a group of asian-american students filed complaint against harvard and the university of north carolinaa hill, alleging that ta they failed to employ racet neutral admissions practices. now the majority opinion delivered, chief justice john roberts said that any studenn t, quote, must be treat based on his or her experiencebs . an individual not on the basis of race, highlighting the importance of this case in a rare move. noarw justices clarence thomas...

good afternoon, im lindsey reiser in for chris jansing at msnbc headquarters in new york city. breaking news, affirmative action struck down. president biden as you just heard that finished speaking on the landmark supreme court decision and the potential long lasting consequences at colleges, universities, and students across this country. the court ruling on a pair of challenges to policies at harvard and unc, that the schools can no longer look at race during the admissions process....

miguel joins us live this hour to discuss what this means for higher learning in america. and breaking news out of moscow. cnn has new reporting on the top russian general who appears to be missing after the mutiny. documents indicating he was a secret vip member of the wagner mercenary group behind the rebellion. and the former school deputy who failed to confront the park l parkland shooter is found not guilty. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. ...

We want to end tonight by remembering people those who were lost aboard from the titanic. 60 or gold, Founded Oceangate in 2009 with the state admission of increasing access to the deep ocean through innovation. 58 year old pilot, king charting, who Made Headlines in 2019 for being part of a cliff that broke the world record for circumnavigating the globe over both polls. 48 year old, pakistani billionaire and his 19yearold son we should know it was a University Student in glasgow, and at seven ...

hi, bret. >> bret: this is "americas newsroom." 36 hours of chaos threatening vladimir putins grip on power. mercenary group that was supporting russia in ukraine turning against the kremlin and marching towards moscow. >> dana: the rebels were members of the wagner group. their leader called off the revolte at the 11th hour. not clear why. his whereabouts right now are unknown. >> ukrainian forces taking advantage of the chaos. they are reporting gains against russian troops in the ea...