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      Progressives Vow Higher Ed, Court Reforms After 'Devastating' Affirmative Action Ruling

      Rep. Jamaal Bowman said this means "promoting equitable access to higher education for our Black and Brown students" via policies including ending legacy admissions and expanding the Supreme Court by passing the Judiciary Act.

      Brett Wilkins
      Jun 29, 2023

      In the wake of Thursday's annihilation of affirmative action by the Supreme Court's right-wing supermajority in a pair of highly anticipated rulings, progressive U.S. lawmakers and other advocates committed to "fighting back" by reforming higher education—and the judiciary itself.

      Responding to the high court's 6-3 ruling in Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina (UNC) and 6-2 decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College—from which Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson recused herself—Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) said that "the Supreme Court has yet again taken us back in time by barring institutions of higher education from using race-conscious admissions policies."

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      As Right-Wing Judiciary Thrashes Democracy, Dems Reintroduce Bill to Expand US Supreme Court

      "Our freedom to make decisions about our lives, bodies, and futures is at stake," said the head of Planned Parenthood, which supports the legislation. "Everything is on the line: abortion rights, voting rights, LGBTQ+ rights, our democratic institutions, and our bodily autonomy."

      Brett Wilkins
      May 16, 2023

      Citing a "crisis of legitimacy" they say is plaguing the U.S. Supreme Court, a group of congressional Democrats on Tuesday reintroduced legislation aimed at thwarting Republican attacks on democracy by expanding the nation's top court from nine to 13 justices.

      Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), Cori Bush (D-Mo.), and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) reintroduced the Judiciary Act outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., where they held a press conference.

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