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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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Pritzker School of Law. The lawsuit comes just over a year after the Supreme Court ended the use of affirmative action in the college admission process.

Lawsuit against Pritzker School of Law alleges its hiring process discriminates against white men

July 3, 2024

A conservative activist group filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Pritzker School of Law alleging its hiring process discriminates against white men by giving preference to candidates of other gender identities...

Scales in front of a redlined Evanston.

The Daily Explains: Contextualizing the Evanston reparations lawsuit

June 5, 2024

A May 23 lawsuit filed by six descendants of non-Black Evanston residents could prevent the continued implementation of the first reparations program in the U.S. While this is the first court challenge...

A white building with pillars and carved out bodies against a blue sky.

Northwestern affirms commitment to diversity after SCOTUS strikes down affirmative action

June 29, 2023

Northwestern affirmed its commitment to diversity in a statement Thursday after the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that affirmative action admission policies are unconstitutional. The decision strikes down...

Photos of panelists set in black frames against a pink backdrop.

‘This story is not going to go away’: Panelists discuss the implications of Dobbs v. Jackson decision

July 13, 2022

Pritzker School of Law, Feinberg School of Medicine and Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications hosted an online panel to discuss the potential implications of the Dobbs...

Nine rectangular faceless portraits of Supreme Court Justices, one of a black woman covered by a white question mark.

President Joe Biden’s pledge to nominate first Black woman to Supreme Court spurs student optimism

February 18, 2022

Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement brought attention to President Joe Biden's pledge to nominate the first Black female justice. Some Northwestern students and local professors are optimistic for Black...

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