S04E27 The Affirmative Action Case

In what might be called US Supreme Court decisions Part 2, lawyer Marty Moore follows last week's episode on the Creative LLC USSC ruling with a review of the affirmative action ruling issued at roughly the same time. The case itself will have little impact on Canada because we have embedded affirmative action in our Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Supreme Court of the United States: Opinions of the Court Supreme Court of the United States, Jun 29, 2023: Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College Students for Fair Admissions Justice Laws Website: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Robert Barnes in The Washington Post, Jun 29, 2023: Supreme Court rejects race-based affirmative action in college admissions USA Today via MSN, Jul 6, 2023: After Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling, race-based scholarships under scrutiny Constitution Annotated: Fourteenth Amendment Britannica: Jim Crow law, United States [1877-1954] National Archives: Brown v. Board of Education (1954) Britannica: Bakke decision (from Jun 28, 1978) Reason, May 12, 2020: An Interesting Historical Note About the Bakke Case Britannica: Bollinger decisions (from Jun 23, 2003) Spencer Brown in Townhall, Jun 29, 2023: Clarence Thomas' Concurring Opinion on Affirmative Action Is Incredible The Christian Science Monitor, Jun 29, 2023: With affirmative action gone, California shows what may come next BBC, Jun 14, 2023: Starbucks ordered to pay $25m to ex-employee in racial discrimination case Theme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave Stevens Support the show