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Supreme Court slashes affirmative action: what should come next?

Editors September 11, 2023

The Supreme Court voted 6-2 on June 29 on the case Students For Fair Admissions v. Harvard College in a decision which determined that affirmative action in higher education violated the Equal Protections...

Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Divine Politik: Outcry surrounding the imminent Supreme Court justice is unjust

Caroline McCord February 6, 2022

It seems that even the United States Supreme Court is not immune to the so-called  “Great Resignation” currently sweeping through America. Last week, Justice Stephen Breyer announced his plans to...

Harvard University prevailed in a court case against Students For Fair Admissions on Thursday, after the First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the University's admissions process does not discriminate against Asian American applicants. MADHAV KOHLI/ DFP FILE

Appeals court rules Harvard does not discriminate against Asian-American applicants

Daniel Kool November 16, 2020
The First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals sided with Harvard University in a yearslong discrimination case Thursday, ruling that the University does not intentionally discriminate against Asian-American applicants.
Yvonne Tang

Dear Men: New Supreme Court will endanger non-males in US

Yvonne Tang November 6, 2020
Though conservatives poke fun at us, calling us “fake feminists” for not supporting all women because of our distaste for Barrett, we know her confirmation unleashes a future filled with dismay.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: ‘Coups’ is a dangerous term for groups protesting the presidential election

Editors October 28, 2020
We have the right to protest, boycott and strike, which are all vital to preserving the voice of the people. But, if we begin without a plan, then we have all the chaos without any of the results.
The Boston Red Cloaks, a group of women who dress as handmaids and advocate for abortion rights, gathered on the steps of the Massachusetts State House Sunday to condemn Amy Coney Barrett’s expected confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court. SHANNON DAMIANO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Red Cloaks protest for abortion rights, against Barrett’s confirmation

Daniel Kool October 26, 2020
Speakers called for the swift passage of the Act to Remove Obstacles and Expand Abortion Access, or ROE Act, in Massachusetts. Behind them stood a wall of women dressed as Supreme Court justices, Lady Liberty and — most prominently — handmaids from Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel and series “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
Luca Becker

I Call Foul Play: Packing the Supreme Court is necessary to maintain fair democracy

Luca Becker October 14, 2020
As our founding fathers intended, adding more seats to the Supreme Court would force our judicial branch to be less partisan and more democratic.
Vanessa Bartlett/DFP STAFF

2020 Breakdown: Could a second wave of pandemic aid finally be on the way?

Gabriella Aponte October 13, 2020
Through all of the human suffering and economic destruction caused by the coronavirus pandemic, both sides of the aisle have managed to sit idly by as they watch the country burn.
Gabriella Aponte

2020 Breakdown: Hypocritical Republicans are finally getting their dose of karma

Gabriella Aponte October 8, 2020
The super-spreader event that led so many Republicans to become afflicted with coronavirus is the very event that could impede their main purpose for holding and attending it in the first place.
Democratic Sen. Edward Markey faced off against his Republican challenger Kevin O’Connor in their first and only debate before the Nov. 3 election. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Markey and O’Connor meet in first and only debate together

Jun Li October 6, 2020
Incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Ed Markey and Republican nominee Kevin O’Connor faced off in their first and only debate Monday evening. The two are competing for a U.S. Senate seat.
Boston University College Republicans released a statement on Instagram denouncing a Twitter thread by Ibram X. Kendi, director and founder of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU College Republicans receive backlash over statement against Kendi tweets

Nathan Lederman October 4, 2020
Student organizations and individuals on campus have expressed both outrage against and support for Ibram X. Kendi, director and founder of the BU Center for Antiracist Research, after a series of his tweets garnered attention online.
Max Ferrandino

Politics Philosophized: Addressing partisan politics in the Supreme Court is more complicated than it seems

Max Ferrandino October 2, 2020
There are two viable options for altering the future state of the Supreme Court: setting term limits and court packing.
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