#Michael Imperioli Clarifies “Symbolic” Take on U.S. Supreme Court Rulings: “I Vehemently Oppose Hate, Prejudice and Bigotry”

#Michael Imperioli Clarifies “Symbolic” Take on U.S. Supreme Court Rulings: “I Vehemently Oppose Hate, Prejudice and Bigotry”

Michael Imperioli is clarifying his “satirical and symbolic take” on a series of recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings that narrow or erase protections and opportunity for minority groups. The Sopranos and White Lotus actor took to Instagram on the Fourth of July, he said, after turning down TV appearances to discuss his previous and now-deleted…

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#Four surprise Supreme Court decisions

#Four surprise Supreme Court decisions

The Supreme Court’s term came to an end last week with decisions nullifying President Biden’s student debt relief plan and the affirmative action in college admission programs, outcomes that reaffirmed the high court’s conservative bent.   The court issued several unexpected outcomes this term that suggested it may be more nuanced than meets the eye,…

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#Harvard faces civil rights complaint over its legacy admissions

#Harvard faces civil rights complaint over its legacy admissions

Harvard is facing a civil rights complaint over the school’s legacy admissions after the Supreme Court ruled against race-conscious admissions practices. “Each year, Harvard College grants special preference in its admissions process to hundreds of mostly white students — not because of anything they have accomplished, but rather solely because of who their relatives are,”…

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#Supreme Court set to take center stage in battle for Senate

#Supreme Court set to take center stage in battle for Senate

The recent rulings of the conservative-dominated Supreme Court are set to take center stage in the battle over the Senate majority, giving Democrats a better chance to keep control of the upper chamber despite President Biden’s slumping approval numbers.  This week’s decisions by the court rejecting Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, invalidating university affirmative action…

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#Trump praises his appointments after Supreme Court strikes down ‘unfair’ debt relief plan

#Trump praises his appointments after Supreme Court strikes down ‘unfair’ debt relief plan

Former President Trump praised his appointments to the Supreme Court on Saturday, after the court struck down what he called President Biden’s “unfair” student debt relief plan. “Yesterday, the Supreme Court also ruled that President Biden is not allowed to wipe out hundreds and hundreds of billions, probably trillions, of dollars in student loan debt,…

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#Supreme Court weakened Colorado’s nondiscrimination law. What’s next for LGBTQ rights?

#Supreme Court weakened Colorado’s nondiscrimination law. What’s next for LGBTQ rights?

The Supreme Court in an expected move on Friday ruled that Lorie Smith, a Colorado-based Christian web designer, is not beholden to a state law prohibiting discrimination in public accommodations and may legally refuse services to LGBTQ people. The ruling, which states that Colorado’s anti-discrimination law violates Smith’s First Amendment rights by requiring her to create…

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#Trump’s Supreme Court shows its seismic impact

#Trump’s Supreme Court shows its seismic impact

The impact of former President Trump’s Supreme Court on American life is becoming clearer every day. Trump nominated three of the justices on the current court, delivering a 6-3 conservative majority that can carry all before it — even on deeply contentious issues. On Thursday, the court struck a huge blow against affirmative action, finding that…

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#Student loan debt and the Supreme Court: Five takeaways

#Student loan debt and the Supreme Court: Five takeaways

The Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Biden’s student debt relief plan, with the court’s six conservatives ruling the administration did not have the power to forgive loans for more than 40 million borrowers. The decision is a major win for Republicans who declared the plan unfair and balked at the $400 billion price…

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