Following up on yesterday’s ruling on ending explicit use of race in admissions, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down earlier today the Biden Administration’s loan cancellation proposal. In a 6 – 3 decision, the court’s majority ruled that the Education Department did not have the authority to cancel loans. The decision is available here.
Category: Judiciary
UNC Chapel Hill, Harvard Admissions Practices Struck Down
In a much awaited decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled this morning that the admissions practices at both Harvard University and the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill are unconstitutional because of how race is in their decisions.
The entirety of the ruling is available here.
Examples of initial analyses of the ruling are available here, here, and here.
Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmed to SCOTUS
Biden Announces SCOTUS Pick
President Biden confirmed his intention to nominate Ketanji Brown Jackson, of DC, to be an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. She will replace retiring Justice Breyer.
The Senate is expected to move quickly on her confirmation process once the nomination is received, adding to an already busy 2022 agenda.
SCOTUS Justice Breyer to Step Down
Stephen Breyer, the most senior of the three liberal justices on the US Supreme Court, announced he will retire. President Biden is expected to move quickly to fill the vacancy given the 50-50 balance of the Senate.
Read more here.