Supreme Court Goes Medieval
The Supreme Court rulings are a direct assault on the legal protections for people of color, the LGBTQIA+ community, and young people.
The conservative majority on the Supreme Court is determined to legislate from the bench. The court ignored decades of precedent by overturning affirmative action in college admissions, overruling laws that protect same-sex couples, and ignoring the legal authority granted by the HEROES Act to cancel student debt. In dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor exposed the hypocrisy of the court who “subverts the constitutional guarantee of equal protection by further entrenching racial inequality in education, the very foundation of our democratic government and pluralistic society.”
Illustration by Rebecca Chew/The New York Times
The Supreme Court Turns ‘Equal Protection’ Upside Down, New York Times | 6/30/2023
By Editorial Board
The justices overturned decades of precedent that upheld race-conscious admissions policies consistent with the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause and ignored the reality of modern America, where prejudice and racism endure.
Video: This is bad': Van Jones sounds off over key Supreme Court rulings, CNN | 6/30/2023
Van Jones addresses the "tragedy" that Americans face after the Supreme Court made rulings in affirmative action, student loan forgiveness, and LGBTQ protection cases.