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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...

The U.S. Supreme Court building.

Students react to Supreme Court ruling affirmative action in college admissions unconstitutional

Yoko Zhu July 7, 2023
In a landmark decision last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to strike down race-based affirmative action programs in college admissions processes. In response, universities and their students in the Boston area expressed frustration at the Court’s controversial decision.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | DFP Staff

The Intersection: The Fiscal Republican is Gone

Katie Harmon September 7, 2022

The current political parties in the United States have taken many forms over time and did not assume their current shape until the 1960s. Republicans and Democrats switched back and forth on their ideologies...

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Minority Report: Hardly settling — Part 1

Lincoln Son Currie October 7, 2020
If supporting Biden is settling, then supporting Obama was caving.
Residents gather to celebrate Supreme Court same-sex marriage decision

Residents gather to celebrate Supreme Court same-sex marriage decision

Navraj Narula June 27, 2015

[mediagrid cat="20922"] Following a 5-4 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to legalize same-sex marriage across all 50 states, Boston-area residents celebrated Friday night at the Massachusetts State...

SCOTUS decision a win for same-sex marriage

Daily Free Press Admin June 27, 2013

In a major victory for gay rights, the U.S. Supreme Court  issued a decision striking down the Defense of Marriage Act on Wednesday, opening the path for gay married couples to receive federal benefits...

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