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One Black Family, One Affirmative Action Ruling, and Lots of Thoughts

By: Audra D. S. Burch
The Supreme Court ruling is just the latest version of a question that the Whitehead family — and the nation — has been grappling with for years: How to deal with the legacy of slavery?

Supreme Court Could Consider Virginia High School’s Admissions

By: Adam Liptak
The justices will soon rule on race-conscious admissions plans at Harvard and U.N.C. A new appeals court case asks whether schools can use race-neutral tools to achieve racial diversity.

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Va., instituted an admissions process that reserved spots for the top students at every public middle school in the area.

Elite Virginia High School’s Admissions Policy Does Not Discriminate, Court Rules

By: Stephanie Saul
Parents had objected to Thomas Jefferson High School in Virginia changing its admissions policies, including getting rid of an exam. The case appears headed for the Supreme Court.

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Va.

Appeals Court Overturns Fraud and Conspiracy Convictions in Varsity Blues Scandal

By: Anemona Hartocollis
A three-judge panel found that a lower court made crucial missteps in the trial of Gamal Abdelaziz and John Wilson, the first parents to take their chances in front of a jury.

Gamal Abdelaziz was accused of paying $300,000 in 2018 to have his daughter admitted to the University of Southern California as a top-ranked basketball recruit,

Student Loan Case Before Supreme Court Poses Pressing Question: Who Can Sue?

By: Adam Liptak
Prompted by a 2007 decision giving states “special solicitude,” partisan challenges to federal programs from coalitions of state attorneys general have surged.

Activists in Washington urging President Biden last year to cancel student debt. Six Republican-led states have a challenge to the debt cancellation pending before the Supreme Court.
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