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The Supreme Court May Radically Reshape Colleges This Year

Both in terms of who can attend and the financial burdens it comes with.

Why I Support Affirmative Action As an Asian American Teen

I was told to avoid “stereotypically Asian” activities to have a better chance of getting into colleges.

What Would Class-Based Affirmative Action Look Like?

The goal is to increase the number of low-income students in higher education.

A Brief Timeline of School Segregation in the US

From the end of the Civil War to today

These Supreme Court Cases Could End Affirmative Action at Colleges

Here’s what that would look like.

Should Your Employer Be Able to Stop You From Getting a New Job?

A federal agency is saying absolutely not.

Teen Vogue’s 10 Best Op-eds of 2022

It has been a ~year.~

A Harvard Museum Has Kept the Hair of Native Children for Decades

“Indigenous cultures regard hair as sacred, alive, and an expression of one’s spirit.”

This Supreme Court Ruling Protected the Burning of the U.S. Flag

Texas v. Johnson “reinforced that free speech protection is not limited to words.”

This Radical Attorney Fought to Dismantle Segregation

Pauli Murray didn’t believe in an incremental approach.

This Conservative Organization Has a Huge Say on Who Is on the Supreme Court

The Federalist Society has reshaped America’s courts.
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Supreme Court Appears Fully Ready to Gut Affirmative Action

The court's conservatives are expected to roll back decades of precedent. 

Tish James Wants You to Say the Word ‘Abortion’

New York’s attorney general opens up in her first in-depth interview about her own abortion.

How GWU Students Protested Justice Clarence Thomas On Campus

The Supreme Court Justice didn't return to GWU this fall despite teaching there since 2011.
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Trust In the Supreme Court Plummets After Overturning Roe v. Wade

A Gallup poll found that 58% of Americans disapprove of the way SCOTUS is handling its job.
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Arizona Just Reinstated a Near-Total Abortion Ban Law From 1864

The 19th century law makes abortion illegal in nearly all cases, even rape and incest.

The Abortion Rights Movement Needs to Listen to Black Women

“Showing up and locking arms in solidarity is not enough.”

The Senate Will Decide the Future of Same-Sex Marriage

If it receives 60 votes, the Respect for Marriage Act would federally protect same-sex and interracial marriage.

How You Can Fight for Abortion Rights Right Now

Waiting until November isn’t an option.

Coachella’s Owner Is Still Making Political Donations to Republican Causes

One large donation was made just five days after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.