SCOTUS Review: College Admissions and Student Loans
14 July 2023
Hans von Spakovsky, Senior Legal Fellow at The Heritage Foundation, discusses the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decisions striking down President Biden's student loan forgiveness program and ending the use of race in college admissions, and what those decisions may mean for higher education in America.
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