SCOTUS guts affirmative action

Plus, the Kremlin reportedly arrests a Russian general. Supreme Court effectively ends affirmative action in higher education; Russia reportedly detains a general over Wagner mercenary rebellion. Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin.   TOP NEWS SCOTUS restricts race-based college admissions Eric Lee for The Washington Post via Getty Images - In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court severely limited race-conscious admissions policies in higher education, effectively ending affirmative action. The liberal justices dissented. [[Vox](] - The Court ruled Harvard University and University of North Carolina admissions practices violate the equal protection clause of the Constitution. [[Vox / Fabiola Cineas and Ian Millhiser](] - For decades, US institutions have used affirmative action to boost enrollment from marginalized communities. States that have outlawed the practice saw a decline in minority enrollment at public universities. [[Associated Press / Mark Sherman](] - Starting in the fall, colleges and universities will have to use other factors like class and income level, as well as recruiting students from places with large non-white populations to achieve racial diversity. [[Vox / Kevin Carey](] - The Supreme Court upheld affirmative action in 2016, but its new conservative members have shifted its ideology further right. [[Reuters / Andrew Chung and John Kruzel](] 📍 If you read just one story Vox’s Ian Millhiser explains what American society will lose from the Supreme Court neutralizing race-conscious college admissions policies. [[Vox / Ian Millhiser](]  [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Russian general goes missing - Russia has reportedly detained the defense minister responsible for leading its forces in Ukraine after a Wagner mercenary revolt threatened Moscow. [[AP / Tara Copp and Nomaan Merchant](] - It’s unclear where Gen. Sergei Surovikin is — or if he faces any charges for apparently aiding the revolt, as the Kremlin declined to comment. [[Guardian / Pjotr Sauer](] - The development comes after US intelligence officials claimed Surovikin, who has close ties with exiled Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, knew about plans for an uprising in advance. [[New York Times](] - The Kremlin dismissed questions about Surovikin’s arrest as rumors while attempting to reassert the authority of Russian President Vladimir Putin.[[CNN](]   MISCELLANEOUS Thousands of flights were delayed this week amid extreme weather and staffing problems in a sign of what to expect during the busy summer travel season. [[Vox / Whizy Kim](] - The Department of Justice said Gov. Ron DeSantis’s law restricting land ownership for some Chinese citizens in Florida violates constitutional rights to equal protection. [[Politico / Bruce Ritchie](] - A man burned a Quran in Sweden on the Eid holiday, in a move that angered Turkey and may complicate Swedish efforts to join NATO. [[Reuters / Marie Mannes and Louise Rasmussen](] - Mississippi either fired or accepted resignations from five deputies accused of beating and sexually assaulting two Black men in a federal lawsuit. [[USA Today](] VERBATIM “With let-them-eat-cake obliviousness, today, the majority pulls the ripcord and announces ‘colorblindness for all’ by legal fiat. But deeming race irrelevant in law does not make it so in life.” [[Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissenting opinion on the UNC case / ABC News](]   LISTEN TO THIS Do animals grieve? A dog on its owner’s grave. A killer whale carrying around its dead calf. A goose that isolates when its mate dies. These behaviors in animals may look like human mourning, but should scientists call them "grief?" [Listen now ▶](   Read more from Vox Testimony reveals that the Hunter Biden investigation collapsed into bitter acrimony]( [Amazon, Walmart, and the price we pay for low prices]( [The ad industry is going all-in on AI]( [Broadway is awash in bad pop musicals pretending to be about feminism]( [Can you trust a Harvard dishonesty researcher?](  [Learn more about RevenueStripe...](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Manage your [email preferences]( or [unsubscribe](param=sentences). If you value Vox’s unique explanatory journalism, support our work with a one-time or recurring [contribution](. View our [Privacy Notice]( and our [Terms of Service](. Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Floor 12, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2023. All rights reserved.