MARK SHERMAN, Associated PressHomeSupreme Court Likely to Uphold Michigan Measure on RaceThe Supreme Court seemed prepared Tuesday to uphold a voter-approved ban on taking account of race in college admissions.October 15, 2013HomeHigh Court Weighs Michigan Ban on Affirmative ActionAfter the Supreme Court ruled a decade ago that race could be a factor in college admissions in a Michigan case, affirmative action opponents persuaded the state’s voters to outlaw any consideration of race.October 14, 2013HomeHigh Court Takes On a New Affirmative Action CaseThe Supreme Court’s decision to hear a new case from Michigan on the politically charged issue of affirmative action offers an intriguing hint that the justices will not use a separate challenge already pending from Texas for a broad ruling bringing an end to the consideration of race in college admissions.March 25, 2013LGBTQ+Another Big Supreme Court Term Gets UnderwayThe Supreme Court is starting a new term that is shaping up to be as important as the last one, with the prospect of major rulings about affirmative action, gay marriage and voting rights.October 1, 2012HomeSupreme Court Nominee’s Rapid Ascent Tied Largely to Career in AcademeElena Kagan’s reputation for bringing together liberals and conservatives on Harvard’s notoriously fractious law school faculty appears to hold the key to her rapid rise. She could one day play a similar role on an ideologically divided Supreme Court.May 10, 2010HomeHigh Court Ruling Leaves Voting Rights Act IntactThe Voting Rights Act, the government’s chief weapon against racial discrimination at polling places since the 1960s, survived a Supreme Court challenge Monday in a ruling that nevertheless warned of serious constitutional questions posed by part of the law.June 22, 2009HomeDiversity on the BenchIf President Barack Obama wants to make the Supreme Court more diverse, he has a wider range of options than any of his predecessors.May 21, 2009Page 1 of 1
