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What if Civil Rights Laws Mean What They Say?
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What if Civil Rights Laws Mean What They Say?

Harvard’s admissions case provides an opportunity to try equal protection, for a change.

David French
Jan 25
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I want to start by doing something that might seem boring, but it’s important. I’m going to quote statutes and a constitutional provision. Here is Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964:

No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be deni…

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