Affirmative Action

Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor smiles as an old woman wearing a black robe and white ruffly collar.

Remembering Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O鈥機onnor died on Friday, December 1 at age 93. Justice O鈥機onnor was the first woman to serve on the nation鈥檚 highest court. The Colorado Women鈥檚 Bar Association President Emma Garrison joined KUNC鈥檚 Nikole Robinson Carroll to talk about Justice O鈥機onnor鈥檚 legacy.

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In wake of SCOTUS affirmative action ruling, medical schools will have to 鈥榝ind different ways鈥�

Murphy Woodhouse

Universities and professional schools across the country have been reacting to the Supreme Court鈥檚 recent decision rejecting affirmative action. Some medical school administrators worry it could discourage potential medical school applicants from underrepresented backgrounds.

Harvard students Shruthi Kumar, left, and Muskaan Arshad, join a rally with other activists at the Supreme Court of the United States

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暗黑爆料 brief with Chalkbeat: How will Colorado schools handle the SCOTUS affirmative action ruling?

Nikole Robinson Carroll

Erica Meltzer, Colorado Bureau Chief for Chalkbeat, joined us to discuss the recent overturning of affirmative action in college admissions.

The University of Colorado Boulder will be one of the few institutions in the Mountain West affected by the Supreme Court鈥檚 ban on affirmative action.

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Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action to impact few Mountain West schools

Will Walkey

Higher education in the Mountain West will be minimally impacted by the Supreme Court's recent decision to restrict institutions on their ability to factor race into who they enroll. The University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado College and the University of Denver, however, will see changes to their admissions processes.

Field director Charles White of the NAACP speaks at a podium outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday. The court ruled that a key part of the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional.

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Legalese Aside, How Do We Talk About Race Nowadays?

NPR Staff

The news this week has put race on America's brain. There were the Supreme Court decisions, the trial of George Zimmerman and the downfall of celebrity chef Paula Deen. But the country is still fumbling through persistent inequality, even in the absence of overt prejudice.

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Justice Thomas Says Court Should Have Gutted Affirmative Action

Eyder Peralta

Thomas sided with the majority but argues that state-sanctioned racial discrimination is "automatically fatal." In his view, the court should have taken broader action to prohibit the use of race in college admissions.

Supreme Court Justices Rule On Affirmative Action Case

The Supreme Court has issued its ruling on a high-profile affirmative action case concerning college admissions: In a 7-1 ruling, it sent Fisher v. University of Texas back to a lower court. Renee Montagne speaks with NPR's Nina Totenberg.

Supreme Court Sends Affirmative Action Case Back To Lower Court

The Supreme Court has sent a high-profile affirmation action case back to the lower courts. The case, Fisher v. University of Texas, concerned the admissions policy at the University of Texas, which uses race as one factor for some slots.

Abigail Noel Fisher, who challenged a racial component to University of Texas at Austin's admissions policy, speaks to the media outside the U.S. Supreme Court building during oral in the case in October.

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Supreme Court Sends Affirmative Action Case Back To Lower Court

Mark Memmott

In a 7-1 decision, the justices ruled a lower court had not applied the right standards when it upheld a University of Texas program. It said that court needs to put the Texas program through "strict scrutiny," and had not done that.

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Which Key Cases Will The Supreme Court Rule On?

Mark Memmott

The court's term is set to end this week. But the justices still haven't issued rulings on cases involving same-sex marriage and voting rights.