A dozen Senate Democrats voted in 2020 to confirm Judge Aileen Cannon as U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida. Now she is overseeing a federal trial in Miami against the man who nominated her: Donald J. Trump.
The debate over using race as a factor in college admissions decisions — euphemistically referred to as affirmative action — is about to take center stage when the Supreme Court releases its decision on the issue later this summer. In all likelihood, the court will rule that the policy, used by universities across the country, violates the 14th Amendment and the Civil Rights Act.