Supreme Court effectively ends affirmative action in higher education; Russia reportedly detains a general over Wagner mercenary rebellion.
Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin.
TOP NEWS
SCOTUS restricts race-based college admissions
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In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court severely limited race-conscious admissions policies in higher education, effectively ending affirmative action. The liberal justices dissented. [Vox]
The Court ruled Harvard University and University of North Carolina admissions practices violate the equal protection clause of the Constitution. [Vox / Fabiola Cineas and Ian Millhiser]
For decades, US institutions have used affirmative action to boost enrollment from marginalized communities. States that have outlawed the practice saw a decline in minority enrollment at public universities. [Associated Press / Mark Sherman]
Starting in the fall, colleges and universities will have to use other factors like class and income level, as well asrecruiting students from places with large non-white populations to achieve racial diversity. [Vox / Kevin Carey]
The Supreme Court upheld affirmative action in 2016, but its new conservative members have shifted its ideology further right. [Reuters / Andrew Chung and John Kruzel]
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Vox's Ian Millhiser explains what American society will lose from the Supreme Court neutralizing race-conscious college admissions policies. [Vox / Ian Millhiser]
Russian general goes missing
Russia has reportedly detained the defense minister responsible for leading its forces in Ukraine after a Wagner mercenary revolt threatened Moscow. [AP / Tara Copp and Nomaan Merchant]
It's unclear where Gen. Sergei Surovikin is — or if he faces any charges for apparently aiding the revolt, as the Kremlin declined to comment. [Guardian / Pjotr Sauer]
The development comes after US intelligence officials claimed Surovikin, who has close ties with exiled Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, knew about plans for an uprising in advance. [New York Times]
The Kremlin dismissed questions about Surovikin's arrest as rumors while attempting to reassert the authority of Russian President Vladimir Putin.[CNN]
MISCELLANEOUS
Thousands of flights were delayed this week amid extreme weather and staffing problems in a sign of what to expect during the busy summer travel season. [Vox / Whizy Kim]
The Department of Justice said Gov. Ron DeSantis's law restricting land ownership for some Chinese citizens in Florida violates constitutional rights to equal protection. [Politico / Bruce Ritchie]
A man burned a Quran in Sweden on the Eid holiday, in a move that angered Turkey and may complicate Swedish efforts to join NATO. [Reuters / Marie Mannes and Louise Rasmussen]
Mississippi either fired or accepted resignations from five deputies accused of beating and sexually assaulting two Black men in a federal lawsuit. [USA Today]
VERBATIM
"With let-them-eat-cake obliviousness, today, the majority pulls the ripcord and announces 'colorblindness for all' by legal fiat. But deeming race irrelevant in law does not make it so in life."
A dog on its owner's grave. A killer whale carrying around its dead calf. A goose that isolates when its mate dies. These behaviors in animals may look like human mourning, but should scientists call them "grief?"
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