Who's in charge in Peru?

Harvard wins lawsuit against its affirmative action program; Peru faces leadership and constitutional crisis. Tonight's Sentences was written by Hannah Brown. TOP NEWS A win for affirmative action (for now) Steven Senne/AP - A district court ruled the Harvard University admissions process doesn’t discriminate against Asian Americans — the first step on a long road that's likely to end with another challenge to affirmative action at the Supreme Court. [[Boston Globe / Deirdre Fernandes](] - Students for Fair Admissions, a nonprofit group working on behalf of an anonymous group of Asian American students rejected from the university, sued Harvard for admissions practices that they say put Asian American students at a disadvantage. [[Wall Street Journal / Melissa Korn](] - The Supreme Court has ruled colleges can only consider race in admissions to achieve diversity to benefit all students and only if there are no "race-neutral" ways to achieve diversity on campus. The judge ruled Harvard had no race-neutral options. [[NYT / Adeel Hassan](] - In the ruling, Judge Allison Burroughs stated that while the university admissions process, “passes constitutional muster,” they could, “could do better." [[CNN / Joan Biskupic](] - The ruling is not an end to the case, as appeals are expected to continue for several years and could take the case all the way to the Supreme Court. [[The Harvard Crimson / Camille G. Caldera, Delano R. Franklin, and Samuel W. Zwickel](] A crisis in Lima - Peru is in the midst of a constitutional crisis as former Vice President Mercedes Aráoz resigned a few hours after being sworn in as president. [[BBC](] - Monday, Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra attempted to dismiss the opposition-controlled legislature, and lawmakers responded by suspending him to appoint Aráoz. [[TIME / Franklin Briceño and Christine Armario](] - Several lawmakers physical hunkered down in congressional buildings, and the Peruvian military leadership sided with Vizcarra. [[NPR / Colin Dwyer](] - A 27-person interim congressional commission takes the reins until the next elections, scheduled for January 26, 2020. [[NYT / Anatoly Kurmanaev and Andrea Zarate](] MISCELLANEOUS One of the first big cases of the Supreme Court's term has huge implications for LGBTQ rights. [[Vox / Ian Millhiser](] - A Florida man cut almost 140 electric scooter brake lines. [[Washington Post / Lateshia Beachum](] - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Tom Cruise as the movie star explores financial incentives for shooting a movie in the country — a conversation that, we can all hope, was less fraught than President Trump's request for a favor. [[HuffPost / Ron Dicker](] - Health concerns aside, beef is still bad for the environment, but scientists disagree on just how bad. [[Bloomberg / Justin Fox](] - The abortion bans of the new year: Where are they now? [[The Cut / Amanda Arnold](] VERBATIM “I don’t see impeachment as a unifying thing for our country.” [[Nancy Pelosi during a joint press conference with Rep. Adam Schiff](] WATCH THIS Trump's case for shutting down impeachment talk, decoded. [[Spotify](] [Read more from Vox](#) [Exclusive: Here’s the nuclear proposal the US plans to offer North Korea this weekend]( [Could squeezing more oil out of the ground help fight climate change?]( [The State Department is telling US tourists that El Salvador is now as safe as Denmark]( [Silicon Valley billionaires’ strange new respect for Elizabeth Warren]( [Here are the 13 movies people will be talking about in October]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Manage your [email preferences](, or [unsubscribe]( to stop receiving all emails from Vox. Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2019. All rights reserved.