Top US court wants Joe Biden to weigh in on affirmative action at Harvard
Should the case be taken up by the Supreme Court, its conservative majority would be given a chance to end the policies used to lift the number of black and Hispanic students
14 June 2021 - 17:13
Washington — The US Supreme Court on Monday asked President Joe Biden’s administration to give its views on whether the justices should hear a challenge to Harvard University’s consideration of race in undergraduate student admissions.
The case, should it be taken up by the court, would give the court’s conservative majority a chance to end affirmative action policies used to increase the number of black and Hispanic students on US campuses...
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