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When it’s a matter of national security, the court must recognize the tragic consequences of the absence of equality and how to repair it.

Class included a 76% increase in black students. and you better believe that conservatives immediately began national their teeth. the first supreme court case challenging the constitutionality of affirmative action programs and education came just a decade ago later. and that in 78, the supreme court heard regions of the university of california versus bake. at the time, the university -- for qualified minority students. allen bakke, a white man, was denied admissions by the university's medical school, despite having a higher test scores than some minor to students admitted that here. and he...

In black students. and you better believe that conservatives immediately began sharpening their teeth. the first supreme court case challenging the constitutionality of affirmative action programs and in education came just a decade ago later. in 1970 the supreme court heard regions of the university of california versus bakke. at the time, you see davis -- -- qualified minority students. and -- denied admissions by the -- despite having higher test scores and -- sued. ultimately, the supreme court decided that the quota system used was unconstitutional. but it also ruled that -- could have a ...

Congressional caucus met with the white house recently around this plan as well as many other advocates in the space as well. and we truly believe that the president -- congress has given the president this authority. the supreme court is far overreaching their authority, and i believe frankly, that we really need to be having conversations about judicial review, as a check on the courts, as well. >> i want to talk more broadly about the court in a minute. but first, i want to ask about another decision this past week, striking down affirmative action programs. the two black justices on the co...

Meant to advance racial equality. and in the years after, the term started to be associated with education, a connection made thanks to the civil rights movement. the assasination of dr. martin luther king jr. in 1968 was a turning point. students demanded their colleges redouble their efforts to have students and student bodies that actually better reflected american society. as the new york times reports, less than four weeks after dr. king's death, harvard's dean of admissions at the time, well, he announced a commitment to enrolling a substantially higher number of african americans. the f...