The Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action
Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Harvard law professor Charles Fried about the court's decision.
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Read the Supreme Court decision reversing decades of precedent on affirmative action
The Supreme Court ruled that race-conscious admissions are unconstitutional in a pair of cases involving Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Read the full opinion.
Supreme Court finds Harvard, UNC affirmative action programs violate 14th Amendment
The decision reversed decades of precedent upheld over the years by narrow court majorities that included Republican-appointed justices.
An education law professor on why race should be considered in college applications
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Dana Thompson Dorsey of the University of South Florida about the implications of the Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action.
As Supreme Court preps to rule, why race should be considered in college applications
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Dana Thompson Dorsey of the University of South Florida about the implications of an anticipated Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action.
U.N. investigator finds Guantánamo Bay detainees continue to face 'inhuman' treatment
NPR's A Martinez talks to Fionnuala Ni Aolain, U.N. special rapporteur on counterterrorism and human rights, about her visit to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Kansas law puts wide restrictions on transgender residents starting July 1
A Kansas law with widespread restrictions on transgender rights goes into effect on Saturday, and there's uncertainty about how it will be enforced.
Western tribes' last ditch effort to stall a large lithium mine in Nevada
Western tribes are making a last ditch effort to thwart a large lithium mine in a federal appeals court.
A new law will affect how some immigrants in Florida access work and medical care
A new law requiring companies to ensure their employees are legal residents goes into effect in Florida on July 1. Now immigrants who may not be documented are worried for their futures.
A police chief who became a serial arsonist is sentenced to life terms, plus 75 years
Surveillance video showed the Maryland arsonist gushing gasoline on homes before lighting fires that were sometimes explosive. One entry on his "target list" read simply, "White Privilege."