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It will be interesting to see if Gorsuch breaks with the conservative side here. He seems like a "good old boy" from the Harvard social club (he is one of 4 SC
by pclmulqdq 4y ago
It will be interesting to see if Gorsuch breaks with the conservative side here. He seems like a "good old boy" from the Harvard social club (he is one of 4 SCOTUS judges who went to Harvard law). Roberts is also a Harvard graduate, but he doesn't seem to be the kind of person to break with his principles on this.
I would agree with you on Kagan, but her alma mater is... Harvard Law. The last Harvard SCOTUS judge is Jackson, who has a 0% chance to rule against them here.
- twoodfin 4y agoI think there is 0 chance any of the six conservative justices let stand practices that, again, are either facially discriminatory or have demonstrated disproportionate impact with no plausible explanation other than discriminatory intent. The interesting question to me is whether there's a consensus position on acceptable means to "diversity" ends that pulls in Kagan or the other liberals.
- kolbe 4y agoJackson is recused, so the only only other liberal they need is Sonja, and she seemed pretty virulently in favor of Harvard in oral arguments.
- macinjosh 4y ago> The last Harvard SCOTUS judge is Jackson, who has a 0% chance to rule against them here. Pardon my ignorance, why?
- pclmulqdq 4y agoDuring oral arguments on other affirmative action cases, she was incredibly defensive of the practice.