http://www.newsvine.com/affirmative-actionNewsvine - affirmative-actionen-usCopyright 2013Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:48:03 +0000Thu, 23 May 2013 12:17:16 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17455658-high-court-takes-on-a-new-affirmative-action-casehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17455658-high-court-takes-on-a-new-affirmative-action-caseuscourtpoliticssupreme-courtaffirmative-actionMon, 25 Mar 2013 13:35:24 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2010 file photo, Michigan Attorney General-elect Bill Schuette speaks in Detroit on election night. The Supreme Court is broadening its examination of affirmative action by adding a case about Michigan's effort to ban consideration of race in college admissions. The court on Monday said it would add the Michigan case, which focuses on the 6-year-old voter-approved prohibition on affirmative action and the appeals court ruling that overturned the ban. The new case will be argued in the fall. A decision in the Texas case is expected by late June. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16677687-are-hollywood-awards-by-gender-out-of-touchhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16677687-are-hollywood-awards-by-gender-out-of-touchusawardsscreen-actors-guildaffirmative-actionus-newsactionanne-hathawayaffirmativehelen-mirrenThu, 24 Jan 2013 13:23:22 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2013 file photo, Nicki Minaj arrives at the Winter TCA Fox All-Star Party at the Langham Huntington Hotel, in Pasadena, Calif. Actors and actresses compete separately at awards shows, a tradition some in the industry consider vital for women but others question. Minaj weighed in on the issue during a TCA press tour interview. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)</p><p>FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2013 file photo, Actress Sally Field arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Actors and actresses compete separately at awards shows, a tradition some in the industry consider vital for women but others question. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2013 file photo, Anne Hathaway poses with the award for best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a motion picture in "Les Miserables" backstage at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Actors and actresses compete separately at awards shows, a tradition some in the industry consider vital for women but others question. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)</p><p>In this Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 photo, Gloria Steinem, left, and Marlo Thomas, from the program "Makers: Women Who Make America," pose together for a portrait during the PBS Winter TCA Tour at the Langham Huntington Hotel, in Pasadena, Calif. Actors and actresses compete separately at awards shows, a tradition some in the industry consider vital for women but others question. Steinem and Thomas weighed in on the issue during a TCA press tour interview. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/30/15577076-us-appeals-court-stays-affirmative-action-rulinghttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/30/15577076-us-appeals-court-stays-affirmative-action-rulingusmichigansupreme-courtaffirmative-actionus-newsbill-schuetteFri, 30 Nov 2012 20:36:41 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15194237-michigan-schools-weigh-affirmative-action-rulinghttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15194237-michigan-schools-weigh-affirmative-action-rulingusmichiganaffirmative-actionus-newsThu, 15 Nov 2012 19:05:57 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/08/14296998-texas-affirmative-action-plan-in-trouble-at-courthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/08/14296998-texas-affirmative-action-plan-in-trouble-at-courtuscourtpoliticssupreme-courtaffirmative-actionMon, 8 Oct 2012 17:13:53 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Jheanelle Wilkins of New Castle, Del., right, and Neo Moneri of Beltsville, Md., participate in a rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, supporting the University of Texas.. The Supreme Court is taking up a challenge to a University of Texas program that considers race in some college admissions. The case could produce new limits on affirmative action at universities, or roll it back entirely. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)</p><p>People supporting the University of Texas rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. The Supreme Court is taking up a challenge to a University of Texas program that considers race in some college admissions. The case could produce new limits on affirmative action at universities, or roll it back entirely. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)</p><p>People supporting the University of Texas rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. The Supreme Court is taking up a challenge to a University of Texas program that considers race in some college admissions. The case could produce new limits on affirmative action at universities, or roll it back entirely. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)</p><p>Abigail Fisher, the Texan involved in the University of Texas affirmative action case, accompanied by her attorney Bert Rein, right, talks to reporters outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. The Supreme Court is taking up a challenge to a University of Texas program that considers race in some college admissions. The case could produce new limits on affirmative action at universities, or roll it back entirely. The University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers is at right.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)</p><p>The University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers speaks to reporters outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. The Supreme Court is taking up a challenge to a University of Texas program that considers race in some college admissions. The case could produce new limits on affirmative action at universities, or roll it back entirely. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)</p><p>Rev. Jesse Jackson, left, and Rev. Al Sharpton, right, speak to reporters outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. The Supreme Court is taking up a challenge to a University of Texas program that considers race in some college admissions. The case could produce new limits on affirmative action at universities, or roll it back entirely. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)</p><p>Abigail Fisher, right, who sued the University of Texas, walks outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. The Supreme Court is taking up a challenge to a University of Texas program that considers race in some college admissions. The case could produce new limits on affirmative action at universities, or roll it back entirely. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/06/14261977-critical-mass-key-to-affirmative-action-casehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/06/14261977-critical-mass-key-to-affirmative-action-caseusaffirmative-actionus-newscritical-masskedra-ishopSat, 6 Oct 2012 16:11:04 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/03/14190281-study-race-neutral-admissions-can-workhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/03/14190281-study-race-neutral-admissions-can-workcolleges1stsupreme-courtaffirmative-actionus-newsldwritethruus-affirmative-actionWed, 3 Oct 2012 04:02:20 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2012, file photo, demonstrators protest outside of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals after a panel heard oral arguments in San Francisco in a lawsuit seeking to overturn Proposition 209, which barred racial, ethnic or gender preferences in public education, employment and contracting. As the Supreme Court revisits the use of race in college admissions in October 2012, critics of affirmative action are hopeful the justices are poised to roll back the practice. A new report out Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012 offers a big reason for their optimism: evidence the nine states where leading public universities don't use affirmative action have succeeded in bringing diversity to their campuses through race-neutral means. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/17/13336334-nabc-files-brief-backing-affirmative-action-casehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/17/13336334-nabc-files-brief-backing-affirmative-action-caseuscoachessupreme-courtnational-associationaffirmative-actionus-newsbasketball-coachesFri, 17 Aug 2012 15:51:20 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/13/13262790-justice-ut-affirmative-action-policy-legalhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/13/13262790-justice-ut-affirmative-action-policy-legaluscourtpoliticssupreme-courtaffirmative-actionMon, 13 Aug 2012 20:13:20 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/08/13182397-brazil-approves-university-affirmative-action-billhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/08/13182397-brazil-approves-university-affirmative-action-billbrazilaffirmative-actionworld-newsltbrazilian-senateWed, 8 Aug 2012 15:56:11 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/02/12023487-outcry-over-romneys-mass-affirmative-action-movehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/02/12023487-outcry-over-romneys-mass-affirmative-action-moveuspoliticsmitt-romneyaffirmative-actionromneySat, 2 Jun 2012 13:27:57 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this May 23, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney addresses the Latino Coalition's 2012 Small Business Summit in Washington. With a few strokes of his pen on a sleepy holiday six months after he became governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney quietly scuttled the state government's long-standing affirmative action policies. Eventually, he retreated. The likely Republican presidential nominee’s handling of affirmative action may offer insights into how he would deal with civil rights issues if he defeats Barack Obama, the nation’s first black president. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/02/12019797-romney-scuttled-revived-mass-affirmative-actionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/02/12019797-romney-scuttled-revived-mass-affirmative-actionuspoliticsmitt-romneyaffirmative-actionromneySat, 2 Jun 2012 08:12:57 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this May 23, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney addresses the Latino Coalition's 2012 Small Business Summit in Washington. With a few strokes of his pen on a sleepy holiday six months after he became governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney quietly scuttled the state government's long-standing affirmative action policies. Eventually, he retreated. The likely Republican presidential nominee’s handling of affirmative action may offer insights into how he would deal with civil rights issues if he defeats Barack Obama, the nation’s first black president. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/04/11538592-affirmative-action-backed-in-largely-black-brazilhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/04/11538592-affirmative-action-backed-in-largely-black-brazilbrazilaffirmative-actionworld-newsltFri, 4 May 2012 14:37:04 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In This photo taken Wednesday, May 2, 2012, students talk at Sao Paulo University in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The country's top court has backed sweeping affirmative action programs used in more than 1,000 universities across the nation, which has more blacks than nearly any other country, yet where a severe gap in education equality between races persists. The Supreme Court voted 7-1 vote late Thursday to uphold a federal program that has provided scholarships to hundreds of thousands of black and mixed-race students for university studies. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)</p><p>In this photo taken Wednesday, May 2, 2012, students gather around cafeteria tables at Sao Paulo University in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The country's top court has backed sweeping affirmative action programs used in more than 1,000 universities across the nation, which has more blacks than nearly any other country, yet where a severe gap in education equality between races persists. The Supreme Court voted 7-1 vote late Thursday to uphold a federal program that has provided scholarships to hundreds of thousands of black and mixed-race students for university studies. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)</p><p>Students at the Sao Paulo University in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, May 3, 2012. The country's top court has backed sweeping affirmative action programs used in more than 1,000 universities across the nation, which has more blacks than nearly any other country, yet where a severe gap in education equality between races persists. The Supreme Court voted 7-1 vote late Thursday to uphold a federal program that has provided scholarships to hundreds of thousands of black and mixed-race students for university studies. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/02/10985155-court-upholds-california-affirmative-action-banhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/02/10985155-court-upholds-california-affirmative-action-banuslawsuitaffirmative-actionus-newsMon, 2 Apr 2012 17:55:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/21/10466919-justices-will-review-racial-preference-for-collegehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/21/10466919-justices-will-review-racial-preference-for-collegeuscourtpoliticssupreme-courtaffirmative-actionTue, 21 Feb 2012 15:09:59 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012 file photo shows the U.S. Supreme Court Building Washington. The court is setting an election-season review of racial preference in college admissions, agreeing Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012 to consider new limits on the contentious issue of affirmative action programs. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/13/10399072-court-hears-challenge-to-ca-affirmative-action-banhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/13/10399072-court-hears-challenge-to-ca-affirmative-action-banuslawsuitaffirmative-actionus-newsnative-americanMon, 13 Feb 2012 21:01:18 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>George Washington, an attorney with the Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, addresses the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel in San Francisco, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. More than 15 years after California banned affirmative action, a federal appeals court on Monday heard a legal challenge to the ban on considering race in public college admissions. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in a lawsuit seeking to overturn Proposition 209, which barred racial, ethnic or gender preferences in public education, employment and contracting. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)</p><p>Shanta Driver, an attorney with the Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, addresses the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals building in San Francisco, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. More than 15 years after California banned affirmative action, a federal appeals court on Monday is set to hear a legal challenge to the ban on considering race in public college admissions. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in a lawsuit seeking to overturn Proposition 209, which barred racial, ethnic or gender preferences in public education, employment and contracting. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)</p><p>Ralph Kasarda, an attorney for the American Civil Rights Institute, addresses the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel in San Francisco, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. More than 15 years after California banned affirmative action, a federal appeals court on Monday heard a legal challenge to the ban on considering race in public college admissions. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in a lawsuit seeking to overturn Proposition 209, which barred racial, ethnic or gender preferences in public education, employment and contracting. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)</p><p>Demonstrators protest outside of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals after a panel heard arguments in San Francisco on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. More than 15 years after California banned affirmative action, a federal appeals court on Monday heard a legal challenge to the ban on considering race in public college admissions. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in a lawsuit seeking to overturn Proposition 209, which barred racial, ethnic or gender preferences in public education, employment and contracting. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)</p><p>U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals judges, from left, Judge Wallace Tashima, Judge Barry Silverman and Judge Marvin Garbis listen to arguments in San Francisco, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. More than 15 years after California banned affirmative action, a federal appeals court on Monday heard a legal challenge to the ban on considering race in public college admissions. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in a lawsuit seeking to overturn Proposition 209, which barred racial, ethnic or gender preferences in public education, employment and contracting. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/09/7693137-court-to-look-at-mich-affirmative-action-banhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/09/7693137-court-to-look-at-mich-affirmative-action-banusmichiganaffirmative-actionus-newsFri, 9 Sep 2011 23:01:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/08/5614739-judge-upholds-californias-affirmative-action-banhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/08/5614739-judge-upholds-californias-affirmative-action-banuslawsuitaffirmative-actionus-newsactionThu, 9 Dec 2010 02:18:37 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/02/4802694-calif-high-court-upholds-affirmative-action-banhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/02/4802694-calif-high-court-upholds-affirmative-action-banuslawantiaffirmative-actionus-newsactionMon, 2 Aug 2010 19:32:32 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/04/4464205-kagan-affirmative-action-good-law-good-politicshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/04/4464205-kagan-affirmative-action-good-law-good-politicsuswhite-housepoliticssupreme-courtaffirmative-actionkaganelena-kaganFri, 4 Jun 2010 20:29:49 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/12/3887326-affirmative-action-ban-advances-in-utah-househttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/02/12/3887326-affirmative-action-ban-advances-in-utah-houseusaffirmative-actionus-newsutahFri, 12 Feb 2010 21:27:37 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/04/2996393-malaysia-makes-bold-changes-in-race-based-policieshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/04/2996393-malaysia-makes-bold-changes-in-race-based-policiesbusinessmalaysiaaffirmative-actionasmalay-muslimsSat, 4 Jul 2009 08:49:35 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak announces a major liberalization of the Malaysian economy, relaxing a host of restrictions on foreign investment, including a controversial rule requiring businesses to be partly owned by ethnic Malays, at investment conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, June 30, 2009. Razak announced that listed companies will no longer be required to allocate 30 percent of their stake to Malays as part of an affirmative action program for the country's ethnic majority. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/02/2991289-obama-court-leaves-room-for-affirmative-actionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/02/2991289-obama-court-leaves-room-for-affirmative-actionuspoliticssupreme-courtobamabarack-obamaaffirmative-actionThu, 2 Jul 2009 16:29:05 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>President Barack Obama gestures during his interview with The Associated Press, Thursday, July 2, 2009, in the West Wing of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p><p>President Barack Obama gestures during his interview with The Associated Press, Thursday, July 2, 2009, in the West Wing of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/31/2623677-correction-ethnic-media-storyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/31/2623677-correction-ethnic-media-storycorrectivewoesassociated-pressaffirmative-actionus-newsethnic-mediaTue, 31 Mar 2009 21:06:39 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/07/2085381-colorado-voters-reject-affirmative-action-banhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/07/2085381-colorado-voters-reject-affirmative-action-banpoliticsaffirmative-actionward-connerlyFri, 7 Nov 2008 16:59:37 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post