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diaz-balart. we begin with a decision from the u.s. supreme court that will have huge implications for colleges and universities and society in general. last hour the justices said schools cannot use race as a consideration when it comes to admitting students. ruling that affirmative action programs both at harvard and the university of north carolina are unconstitutional. it is also a decision that could have implications far beyond education. with us now to take a closer look at this, we have nbc news correspondent julia ainsley, who is outside the supreme court, we have reverend a...

decision. he said students must be based on his or her individual experiences, not on the basis of race. many universities have for too long done just the opposite. in doing so, they have concluded wrongly that the up to stone of challenges bested schools built or lessoned learned but the color of their skin. he says that is not going to work with our constitution as we know and understand it. and it doesn't do us service to students of other races. in this case, asian american applicants that said that they were being passed over with perfect test scores and fantastic gpas because o...

court, for the second time in two years, reversed nearly 50 years of precedent on an issue that has significantly helped improve the lives of americans. last year it was undoing protections for women to make decisions about their own reproductive health. today it's undoing the consideration of race in college admissions, which has let helped level educational opportunities for minority students, like me. 30 years or so ago. it is a court that is looking to move the country backwards. as president biden told msnbc's nicole wallace earlier today. >> it's done more to unravel basic righ...

rights and basic decisions than any court in recent history, and that's what i meant by not normal. >> that was president joe biden on msnbc yesterday reacting to rulings from the supreme court overturning affirmative action in college admissions. we'll break down these landmark decisions. meanwhile we're just a few hours away from two more major rulings from the high court, one of which addresses the legality of an executive action from the president. plus, we'll take a look how americans feel about the issue of affirmative action and the growing calls to expand the highest court in...

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