Ted Shaw
Ted Shaw
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This is not a passive action and it disproportionately affects black voters.
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Some people change their views over the course of time. For others, one could draw a straight line from where they were decades ago to where they are today. Nothing in the available record allows us to conclude that John Robert's views have changed. Indeed, given how deeply held those views have been, a change of mind would be remarkable.
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I think today's opinions, taken together, constitute a strong endorsement of the constitutionality of affirmative action with the proviso that institutions have to make sure that they structure these programs the right way.
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These represent the most significant civil rights cases the Supreme Court will have decided in the last quarter-century. This issue is nothing less than whether the doors of opportunity remain open for students of color.
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Things went as I expected. I think Roberts's opening statement was eloquent. I've seen him in court. But the question for me is who is he.