equal protection

Here's What You Missed At The Big, Crazy Affirmative Action Hearing

Check out the highlights from Wednesday's Supreme Court drama.
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Antonin Scalia Thinks Black Students Aren't As Smart As Other Students

He made the comments during a major case about affirmative action at public universities.
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Chief Justice Wants To Know Exactly When Affirmative Action Can Die

In a contentious hearing, the Supreme Court shows deep divisions on whether race can remain a factor in college admissions.
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Supreme Court Faces 'Arsenal Of Smoking Guns' In Case Of Racism In Jury Selection

But unforeseen procedural issues may force the justices not to decide the case at all.
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Racism Is Rampant In Jury Selection. The Supreme Court Can't Fix It.

The Constitution prohibits excluding jurors on the basis of race, but there isn't much the justices can do to remedy that.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is The Queen Of The Internet. And That's Pretty Much The Law.

A new book on the most "notorious" justice on the Supreme Court leaves no doubt as to why she's an icon of equal citizenship for all.
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Sorry, Republicans: Ending Birthright Citizenship Violates The Constitution

The very amendment that conservatives want to "fix" stands as a shield against government-sanctioned discrimination.
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