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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....

Theres probably a bit more hope than i expected i would have. theres not much, but theres a part of the opinion where justice robert says race can be considered in particular context, so students are entitled to write about their race, and write about how their race affects their life experiences, how their race allows them to overcome adversity, and so that, and i dont think the court can tell the students they couldnt do that, but the important question is what do admissions officers do with t...