Was the Constitution Ever Really Color-Blind? with Damon Hewitt

04/07/2023 35 min Temporada 1 Episodio 19
Was the Constitution Ever Really Color-Blind? with Damon Hewitt

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Episode Synopsis

Damon T. Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law, discusses Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina and the Supreme Court’s direction on affirmative action. Hewitt explains what Brown v. Board of Education got wrong, exposes the logical fallacy behind the idea that a diversity rationale should have an endpoint, and offers insights on what higher education institutions should do in response to the Court’s decision.

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