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  • n  an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1868; extends the guarantees of the Bill of Rights to the states as well as to the federal government
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  • SCOTUS Upholds Affirmative Action, In Theory At Least
    A decade ago in Grutter v. Bollinger, former Justice Sandra Day O?Connor mustered a majority in favor of continuing affirmative action, but she noted that the clock was ticking. A core purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment, she noted, was to end all governmental discrimination, so any program that gave an advantage to applicants because of their race or ethnic background ?must have a logical end ...
    June 24, 2013 - Forbes

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