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Defense and educational fund is here, and naa president and ceo ben jealous both joining us. what's your takeaway on the decision of fisher versus university of texas? >> we were enormously pleased that the court essentially re-affirmed and declined to strike down the principles of equality that the court articulated in the 2003 grudder case. they did not strike down affirmative action. race continues to be able to be a factor for universities to use in admissions in their efforts to create a diverse student body and to obtain the educational benefits of diversity. essentially what the court d...

Much more universities today. >> what about the voting rights cases could come? decisions will be issued tuesday, thursday, we don't know if they'll go into next week. but we are at an inflection here in terms of major historic case. 1965 voting rights act, there couldn't be a more important case on race relations in this country, which is now really being tested. >> pleased as i am with the decision today, andrea, which i think is so important because the question of whether race can be used in admissions is the real question that continues to kind of roil in this country. court having re-aff...

That folks on the far right wing will try to bully universities as they've been trying to bully them for months leading in to this and years coming out of grudder. what happened today is pretty clear. the court affirmed race has place in college admissions and the court affirmed its principles from the grudder decision and made it very clear that universities must, should, keep their doors open, make sure that they are inclusive, that they are giving students of all colors a close look and a fair shot. and so we're very pleased with this decision. it is important that universities out there re...

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