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Despite the denials, statements from several Republican-appointed justices, including Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch, suggested a willingness to revisit these contentious topics in the future.Boston Parent Coalition v. Boston School CommitteeThe Supreme Court rejected an appeal from a group of parents challenging Boston’s since-revised public school admissions policy, which they said promoted race-conscious criteria.
Alito also criticized the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit treating evidence of disparate impact as a necessary component of an equal protection claim, calling this approach “indefensible” and a threat to the Supreme Court’s recent affirmative action precedent. “Regardless of today’s disappointment, the government’s use of skin color or ethnicity to choose who can attend public schools is a critical constitutional question that must be settled,” Kieser added.A semi-automatic Glock pistol is fired at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives National Services Center on March 2, 2023, in Martinsburg, West Virginia.
Thomas, in a statement joined by Justice Samuel Alito, criticized the Hawaii Supreme Court’s reasoning, arguing that the state’s licensing scheme clearly conflicted with the court’s 2022 decision in, which struck down New York’s restrictive concealed carry permit regime. Finally, the Supreme Court declined to hear a case involving a Wisconsin school district’s policy that allows students to create “Gender Support Plans” without parental consent or notification.
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