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hour gets underway on this thursday night. good evening, once again i'm stephanie ruhle, let's take a big deep breath because we have a lot to cover tonight, today the nation's highest court struck down race based affirmative action and college admissions calling the policy on constitutional decision came after a case was brought in front of harvard in the case of north carolina. our reporter has the details. >> a landmark decision from a bitterly divided supreme court, rejecting the use of race as we know it in college admissions, chief johnson -- to conclude programs at harvard and...

Country. we wouldn't be the world class definition that we are without people from around the country and indeed around the world. now calling our state home. and so to your question about how it is affecting our colleges and universities, it is, not they will remain engaged and improving the diversity numbers in our colleges and universities. they have already indicated that they will not be deterred by this last supreme court decision. to be sure, they will follow the, law but they will encourage and continue to look to build a strong diverse communities in our educational system. i think ac...

A vast majority of college students say they believe legacy admissions into universities are unfair, according to a new survey from Generation Lab. The poll found 39 percent of young people say it is “definitely not” fair for colleges to consider if a person’s family attended the same school in the admissions process, while 36…

The target on the back of university legacy admissions grew larger after the Supreme Court ruled against the use of race-conscious admissions. Every year, thousands of students are able to get into top schools through their ties to family alumni or wealthy donors, a practice that largely favors applicants who are rich and white. After…

Not come from a federal civil rights complaint filed today with the u.s. department of education. now, the complaint challenges harvard's legacy admissions as a civil rights violation. and it seeks to force harvard to stop considering applicants relationships to alumni in the admissions process. the groups who have filed the complaint argue that ending legacy admission is more urgent than ever, because race conscious admissions policies may have helped to offset those legacy programs have now been banned by the supreme court. joining us now is michael kippins, litigation fellow and lawyer for ...