Race
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Sports
It’s an Honor to Wear This Jersey. It’s Also Kind of a Pain.
Jonas Vingegaard had been wearing the famed yellow jersey bestowed upon the leader of the Tour de France for almost a week when the question came. It was not a question about race strategy or maintaining speed, or about the best way to keep his nerve ...
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World
With Supreme Court Decision, College Admissions Could Become More Subjective
Colleges have a game plan, like emphasizing the personal essay, but so do conservative groups that promise to monitor and, if necessary, go back to court.
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World
The John Roberts Two-Step
In 2007, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion in Parents Involved v. Seattle School District No. 1, which struck down race-based “tiebreakers” in school admissions programs in Seattle and Louisville, Ky. “The way to stop ...
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World
He Worked for Years to Overturn Affirmative Action and Finally Won. He’s Not Done.
Edward Blum’s latest victory at the Supreme Court is the culmination of a long fight to take race out of college admissions. Is the workplace next?
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Sports
Silverstone, a Storied Formula 1 Track, Wants to Continue Its Tale
Formula 1 held its first Grand Prix there, and the track is now negotiating with the sport to keep racing.
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World
John Roberts and Clarence Thomas Have the ‘Colorblind’ Constitution All Wrong
If nothing else, the Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard is a victory for the conservative vision of the so-called colorblind Constitution — a Constitution that does not see or recognize race in any capacity, for any ...
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World
John Roberts Throws a Curveball
The Supreme Court’s voting rights ruling on Thursday in Allen v. Milligan is as shocking as it is welcome. The Voting Rights Act has lived to see another day, with implications for 2024 and beyond. The court ruled that Section 2 of the Voting Rights ...
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World
I’m in High School. I Hope Affirmative Action Is Rejected and Replaced With Something Stronger.
The Supreme Court will soon decide the fate of race-based affirmative action in college admissions. Its ruling will be of particular interest to my class — high school juniors who would be the first affected by a change in admissions policies. Like ...
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Sports
Rick Hoyt, Who Competed in Races With His Father, Dies at 61
Hoyt regularly raced in the Boston Marathon with his father, Dick Hoyt, who pushed his wheelchair.