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Conservative activist Edward Blum speaks at a news conference in Washington, June 29, 2023. Blum is citing Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 to go after a venture capital fund called Fearless Fund, which invests in businesses owned by women of color. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

DEI opponents are using a 1866 Civil Rights law to challenge equity policies in the workplace

By Anne D'Innocenzio and Alexandra Olson - Associated Press

"The easiest part of my job is convincing people that race shouldn't be an issue, period," Edward Blum, the president of Students for Fair Admissions, said. Mr. Blum is a conservative legal strategist. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Man who led fight to dismantle affirmative action files suits against law firm diversity programs

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Students walk through a gate at Harvard University, Thursday, June 29, 2023, in Cambridge, Mass. In the wake of a Supreme Court decision that removes race from the admissions process, colleges are coming under renewed pressure to put an end to legacy preferences, the practice of favoring applicants with family ties to alumni. At Harvard, which released years of records as part of the lawsuit that ended up before the Supreme Court, legacy students were eight times more likely to be admitted, and nearly 70% were White, researchers found. (AP Photo/Michael Casey) **FILE**

Harvard’s legacy admissions policy helps White students, but is it illegal?

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, March 18, 2020, file photo, people remove belongings on campus at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., amid the coronavirus pandemic. As more universities keep classes online this fall, it’s leading to conflict between students who say they deserve tuition discounts and college leaders who insist remote learning is worth the full cost. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

Court upholds University of North Carolina’s use of race as factor in admissions

By James Varney - The Washington Times

"The easiest part of my job is convincing people that race shouldn't be an issue, period," Edward Blum, the president of Students for Fair Admissions, said. Mr. Blum is a conservative legal strategist. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Edward Blum: Colleges shouldn’t use race as factor for admissions

By James Varney - The Washington Times

Harvard and the group Students for Fair Admissions will file dueling analyses of the Ivy League school's admissions data in a lawsuit alleging discrimination against Asian-American applicants. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Harvard, Asian-Americans group spar over data in bias case

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

Edward Blum, director of the Project on Fair Representation, speaks to reporters during a news conference in Washington, Monday, Nov. 17, 2014, announcing the filing of two lawsuits challenging the alleged racial preference admissions policies of Harvard and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Harvard, UNC sued over race-based admissions policies

By Jeffrey Scott Shapiro - The Washington Times

Supreme Court to take key voting rights case

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

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The Senate is expected to vote this week on Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court.

Kagan’s confirmation tally becomes Hill guessing game

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times