Supreme Court

Club leaders at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill interact with students outside the student union

Education

After Supreme Court decision, university to offer free tuition to some in-state students

12:59pm July 08, 2023

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will offer free tuition to some students in order to expand diversity efforts following last week's Supreme Court decision striking down affirmative action in college admissions, the school announced Friday.

Web designer Lorie Smith is shown in her office on Nov. 7, 2022, in Littleton, Colo. The Supreme Court's conservative majority has ruled that Smith can refuse to work for same-sex couples.

National

Designer in Supreme Court ruling cited client who denies making wedding site request

1:38pm July 01, 2023

by The Associated Press

A Colorado web designer who the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday could refuse to make wedding websites for gay couples cited a request from a man who says he never asked to work with her.

Student is trapped under a giant college graduation cap.

What the Supreme Court's rejection of student loan relief means for borrowers

11:54am June 30, 2023

by Cory Turner

The court has struck down President Biden's plan to discharge federal student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans. Here are five takeaways for borrowers and the country.

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The Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, June 27 as the term heads into what's expected to be the final week.

Supreme Court kills Biden's student debt plan in a setback for millions of borrowers

11:40am June 30, 2023

The court unanimously dismissed on standing grounds a challenge to President Biden's groundbreaking plan to forgive some or all federal student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans.

Protesters for and against affirmative action demonstrate on Capitol Hill on Thursday. The Supreme Court ruled that race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina are unconstitutional.

With affirmative action gutted for college, race-conscious work programs may be next

5:34am June 30, 2023

by Elena Moore

With the Supreme Court having ruled against affirmative action policies in higher education, some legal experts worry about the future of workplace diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on June 5.

Politics & Government

Supreme Court guts affirmative action, effectively ending race-conscious admissions

7:51pm June 29, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

The decision reverses decades of precedent upheld over the years by narrow court majorities that included Republican-appointed justices.

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The setting sun illuminates the Supreme Court building in Washington on Jan. 10.

The Supreme Court rules against USPS in Sunday work case

6:50pm June 29, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

The court ruled in favor of an evangelical Christian Postal Service carrier who refused to work on Sundays for religious reasons.

Education

Why the Supreme Court decision on affirmative action matters

3:33pm June 29, 2023

by Elissa Nadworny

Only a small portion of U.S. colleges have selective admissions, where race-conscious admissions can make a difference in who gets in. But the impacts of banning affirmative action are far wider.

National

Read the Supreme Court decision reversing decades of precedent on affirmative action

1:00pm June 29, 2023

by Washington Desk

The Supreme Court ruled that race-conscious admissions are unconstitutional in a pair of cases involving Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Read the full opinion.

Politics & Government

Local expert weighs in on Moore v. Harper Supreme Court ruling and what it means for North Carolina

4:41pm June 27, 2023

by David Ford

A theory that was advanced by North Carolina’s Republican legislative leaders has been rejected by the nation’s highest court.

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