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Scalia was referring to evidence that in the early 20th century, Harvard used a quota system to restrict the admission of Jewish students, according to Climenko Professor of Law Charles J. Ogletree, who attended yesterday’s oral arguments. But Ogletree said that Scalia’s comment had little relevance to arguments today...
Justices spent the first half-hour of oral arguments discussing a friend-of-the-court brief submitted by former high-ranking U.S. military officers and heads of military academies supporting affirmative action, in sharp contrast to the brief against race-conscious programs submitted by the Bush Administration...
After two nights in the cold, treks to the bathroom in Union Station, trips to the car to charge their cell phones and endless hours of card games, the three—numbers 27 through 29 in line—were admitted to oral arguments yesterday morning. The cut-off was number 50, Carroll said...
After the bus arrived in D.C. around 12:30 a.m. yesterday, a group of students arranged to meet at 4 a.m. to wait in the “three-minute-line” for brief public viewing of the oral arguments...
Though thousands of protesters and two hours of oral arguments placed yesterday’s cases in the history books, it will be several months before the justices issue their ruling...