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An affirmative action battle at the Supreme Court | It's Been a Minute
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July 9, 2023
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33:26Now PlayingYears before their appointments to the highest court in the land, Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Clarence Thomas both walked the hallowed halls of Yale Law School as beneficiaries of affirmative action policies. After handing down the ruling on affirmative action, both justices stood to deliver their different opinions about affirmative action: Sotomayor in support, Thomas against.
This episode was first published on July 7, 2023.
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