Supreme Court: TJ’s discriminatory process will continue during appeal

 

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Thomas Jefferson High School’s discriminatory admissions process will continue as litigation against the high school proceeds, after the Supreme Court declined our application to vacate an appeals court stay in the case.

Erin Wilcox expresses her disappointment with the Court’s decision.

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Washington Post: The erosion of excellence at Thomas Jefferson High School

 

Hung Cao, a member of the Coalition for TJ, issues a powerful reminder why this case matters. A Vietnamese refugee, Cao graduated from the first-ever TJ class in 1985 and went on to become a Navy Special Operations Officer. Cao argues that overhauling the school’s admissions process to discriminate against Asian Americans like Cao would replace excellence with entitlement.

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The Hill: California’s obsession with racial balancing

 

In 1996, California passed Proposition 209, which banned the use of race, sex, or ethnicity in public employment, education, and contracting. But things have changed drastically since then: Anastasia Boden and Wen Fa reveal how California has recently been imposing racial quotas that, in the past, would have been recognized as outright bigotry.

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Law & Liberty: The legislature can still legislate

 

A recent New Yorker article argues that Congress is “barely able” to pass laws and therefore must delegate to administrative agencies. But Todd Gaziano notes that Congress is quite capable of passing detailed legislation when it expends time, energy, and political will to reach compromises.

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