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Issues of the Court: Asking Hard Questions + Seeking Common Ground, is a new two-part series at the JCC, hosted by former federal and state prosecutor Tali Farhadian Weinstein. The series welcomes legal experts in conversation on upcoming Supreme Court decisions, exploring major issues facing our country and society.

At the second event in the series on May 17, well hear from special guest Jeannie Suk Gersen, Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, who will discuss Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and its impact on affirmative action in college admissions.

This term at the Supreme Court may turn out to be more consequential in terms of its impact on American life than last termAnd we really wanted to empower people to know whats happening and try to do something about it, shared Tali Farhadian Weinstein in first part of the series, where she met with Former United States Attorney General Eric Holder to discuss Moore v. Harper, and its impact on democracy, the courts, and how elections are run.

In the case we will discuss on May 17, petitioner Students for Fair Admissions sued Harvard College over its admissions process, alleging that the process violates Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by discriminating against Asian American applicants in favor of white applicants. Harvard admits that it uses race as one of many factors in its admissions process but argues that its process adheres to the requirements for race-based admissions outlined in the Supreme Courts decision in Grutter v. Bollinger. Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard was argued before the Supreme Court in October 2022, and the decision on this case will be issued within the next two months.

Issues of the Court: Asking Hard Questions + Seeking Common Ground is an exploration of issues facing our country and society, giving voice to a range of perspectives on cases before the Supreme Court. Join us on Wed, May 17, at 7 pm, for this lively conversation about college admissions and the Civil Rights Act. Click here to reserve your tickets.

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