Jul 03 Nonprofit files civil rights complaint challenging legacy admissions at Harvard By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Lawyers for Civil Rights, a nonprofit based in Boston, is filing the civil rights complaint on behalf of Black and Latino community groups in New England, alleging that Harvard’s admissions system violates the Civil Rights Act. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch 7:21 What the Supreme Court’s latest term tells us about its future direction By John Yang, Andrew Corkery The U.S. Supreme Court ended its term this past week with the six conservative justices again flexing their supermajority to make big changes in law and society. Marcia Coyle, the PBS NewsHour’s Supreme Court analyst, joins John Yang to discuss… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch 10:26 Biden pledges alternative plan after Supreme Court strikes down student debt relief By Geoff Bennett, Marcia Coyle, Courtney Norris, Saher Khan, Ryan Connelly Holmes The Supreme Court struck down President Biden's plan to cancel more than $400 billion in student loan debt. The decision affects more than 40 million borrowers, but the president insisted that his fight is not over and pledged an alternative… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch 5:49 Colleges adapt admissions programs in wake of affirmative action ruling By William Brangham, Shoshana Dubnow As colleges and universities digest the Supreme Court ruling that effectively ended affirmative action, schools are left to grapple with how to revamp their admission policies to ensure the diversity of their campuses. That will be a challenge and some… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch 10:47 Brooks and Capehart on the implications of the Supreme Court’s landmark decisions By Geoff Bennett, David Brooks, Jonathan Capehart New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the implications of the Supreme Court’s major decisions this week. Continue watching
Jun 30 What the Supreme Court ruling against student loan forgiveness means for you By Adriana Morga, Cora Lewis, Associated Press The Supreme Court has ruled the Biden administration overstepped its authority in trying to cancel or reduce student loan debt, effectively killing the $400 billion plan. Continue reading
Jun 30 WATCH: PBS NewsHour’s John Yang on the latest Supreme Court decisions By Kenichi Serino and Associated Press A sharply divided Supreme Court has ruled that the Biden administration overstepped its authority in trying to cancel or reduce student loan debts for millions of Americans. Continue reading
Jun 30 Supreme Court’s conservatives strike down Biden student debt forgiveness plan By Associated Press A sharply divided Supreme Court has ruled that the Biden administration overstepped its authority in trying to cancel or reduce student loan debts for millions of Americans. Continue reading
Jun 30 Supreme Court rules for Christian graphic designer who didn’t want to work with gay couples By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The Supreme Court's conservative majority has ruled a Christian graphic artist who wants to design wedding websites can refuse to work with same-sex couples. Continue reading
Jun 29 What Americans think about affirmative action in college admissions By Laura Santhanam, Hannah Grabenstein Most Americans said they supported race-conscious admissions to college ahead of the Supreme Court's decision to strike down that practice, according to a recent PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. Continue reading