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Furman President Davis, Cosby respond to SCOTUS affirmative action ruling

Local new outlets reach out to Furman for comment the about U.S. Supreme Court's decision on affirmative action.

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Alumnus examines race and the Supreme Court in ‘Justice Deferred’

Orville Vernon Burton ’69, the Judge Matthew J. Perry Distinguished Chair of History and a professor of sociology, anthropology, computer science and pan-African studies at Clemson University, said that – despite his considerable scholarly achievements,...

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Danielle Vinson comments on KBJ appointment to SCOTUS

The Statehouse Report interviewed Danielle Vinson, professor of politics and international affairs, for a story about the appointment of U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court. Vinson said that...

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Congressman Clyburn hopes Pres. Biden will pick SC judge for Supreme Court

Brent Nelsen, a politics and international affairs professor at Furman University, spoke to WYFF News 4 about a possible replacement for Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer who announced he would retire this year. J. Michelle...

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‘Overlooked’: Black women are nearly absent from the federal bench

A commentary by Catherine Smith and Trina Jones in The National Law Journal draws upon remarks by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and passages from a book titled "Shortlisted: Women in the Shadows of the Supreme...

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Students pay tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Nearly 500 students gathered this month for a virtual tribute to honor late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The event was led by Wyoming's first female supreme court justice and chief justice Marilyn Kite,...

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