OH University halts race-based scholarships in wake of US Supreme Court ruling
Ohio University has suspended awarding race-based diversity scholarships in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action. Immediately after the Supreme Court’s decision, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office directed universities to stop considering race in admissions decisions. The university has clarified that scholarships already awarded to current students will not be affected by this […]
Chicago mayor plays race-based favorites, funnels $17M to ‘black and brown businesses’ to feed illegal immigrants
Chicago’s mayor defended injecting millions of dollars into businesses “predominately Black and Latino-owned” to feed undocumented immigrants who recently arrived in the city. He argues that this race-based movement represents the “soul” of the city. Last week, Mayor Brandon Johnson issued a press release announcing that the Mayor’s Office will help provide food to some […]
Legal Group Files Federal Complaint Against NFL over Race-Based ‘Rooney Rule’
A conservative legal group has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the NFL over the race-based “Rooney Rule,” which requires interviews for Black people for certain leadership roles within the league’s teams. America First Legal (AFL) has argued that the league’s race-based policies violate the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits companies from […]
Supreme Court Declines To Block West Point’s Race-Based Admissions Program
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday refused to block the U.S. Military Academy from implementing a race-based admissions program that was being challenged by anti-affirmative action groups. In September 2023, Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) won the landmark case SFFA v. Harvard University, which most recently ruled that universities’ race-based admissions practices are unconstitutional. did. […]
Student Group Files Emergency Petition With Supreme Court Over West Point Race-Based Admissions
Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) on Friday filed an emergency petition in the Supreme Court asking a judge to end West Point's race-based admissions policy as the case continues to lower courts. After winning a similar case before the Supreme Court in June, SFFA argued that West Point's admissions policy is racially discriminatory and violates […]