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Upcoming U.S. Supreme Court cases could curb colleges’ use of affirmative action

4 years 6 months ago

WASHINGTON — A U.S. Supreme Court dominated by conservative justices could fundamentally reshape the college admissions process later this year when it takes up two landmark cases challenging affirmative action in higher education. The court recently agreed to hear two cases that challenge race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, the nation’s oldest private and […]

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Allison Winter

Deidre Pujols reveals surgery for brain tumor

4 years 6 months ago
ST. LOUIS--Deidre Pujols, the wife of St. Louis Cardinal slugger Albert Pujols, announced on Instagram that she was undergoing brain surgery Wednesday for a tumor first discovered last fall. The surgery comes on the same day that Albert Pujols made his spring training debut with the team after signing as a free agent on Monday. [...]
Gregg Palermo

The Techdirt Legal Misunderstanding Elite 8: Getting Tougher

4 years 6 months ago
Go Vote On the Elite 8! The inaugural Techdirt Legal Misunderstanding March Madness is getting to crunch time. In the Sweet 16 we had our first number 1 seed fall to a challenger. Here’s the latest bracket: In the Sweet 16 the first major upset happened when HIPAA lost (just barely) to Free Speech. HIPAA […]
Mike Masnick

Conservative caucus demands Missouri Senate reject talks with House on congressional maps

4 years 6 months ago

Members of the Missouri Senate’s conservative caucus on Wednesday made it clear they would once again derail the chamber with procedural maneuvers in order to block negotiations with the House over a new congressional map. Republican Sens. Bob Onder of Lake St. Louis, Bill Eigel of Weldon Spring and Denny Hoskins of Warrensburg stalled routine […]

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Jason Hancock