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Court Compels Colorblindness: Harvard Told No Exceptions for Equality Under Law

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Joe Selvaggi speaks with Thomas Berry, research fellow at Cato Institute's Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies; they explore the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College, how it mostly bars race as a factor in determining who gets admitted to college, the sharply contrasting views of American history the decision exposes, and what comes next for colleges seeking to ensure diverse enrollments.

Guest



Thomas Berry is a research fellow in the Cato Institute’s Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies and editor‐​in‐​chief of the Cato Supreme Court Review. Before joining Cato, he was an attorney at Pacific Legal Foundation and clerked for Judge E. Grady Jolly of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. His areas of interests include the separation of powers, executive branch appointments, and First Amendment freedom of speech. Berry’s academic work has appeared in NYU Journal of Law and Liberty, Washington and Lee Law Review Online, and Federalist Society Review, and other publications. His popular writing has appeared in many outlets including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, CNN​.com, National Law Journal, National Review Online, Rea​son​.com, and The Hill. Berry holds a JD from Stanford Law School, where he was a senior editor on the Stanford Law and Policy Review and a Bradley Student Fellow in the Stanford Constitutional Law Center. He graduated with a BA in liberal arts from St. John’s College, Santa Fe.

Host:
Joe Selvaggi
Guest:
TBThomas Berry