of law, formerly with the naacp legal defence and educational fund akayla gardner, bloomberg white house correspondent and shan wu, formerfederal prosecutor. good evening and great have you. ifirst good evening and great have you. i first what your thoughts on the ruling we saw today. i am definitely watching the white house reaction today with president biden giving a national address after the ruling to show how much he is committed to diversity in his own words. something that was interesting as we really saw the white house with a quick response and that s much different than roe v wade when they face a lot of criticism for being slow to the decision and we are told president biden has been meeting with civil rights organisations, legal organisations and universities for months in preparation for the decision. that seemed to really inform some of the responses and one is the justice department and department of education have said they will provide guidance to universities about wh
you re live with bbc news. now back to our top story. the supreme court s decision to strike down race conscious practices in university admissions has brought forth both celebration and criticism. the president of the asian american coalition for education, yukong zhao, told the bbc that, quote: this decision will preserve meritocracy, which is the bedrock of the american dream. harvard university, one of the schools the court ruled against, has also issued a statement, reiterating their commitment to cultivating a vibrant community in compliance with the court s decision. quote: in the weeks and months ahead, drawing on the talent and expertise of our harvard community, we will determine how to preserve, consistent with the court s new precedent, our essential values. we have a terrific panel to break all of this down. joining me now is lia epperson, professor of law at american university washington college
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