RUSH TRANSCRIPT A time ░░░░░░░░ we find ourselves where ░░░░░░░░ legitimacy is being questioned ░░░░░░░░ not be clear about ░░░░░░░░ you arest doing on ░░░░░░░░ issue of such importance ░░░░░░░░ what is your reaction ░░░░░░░░ the decisions and to ░░░░░░░░ justice choosing to write ░░░░░░░░ opinion instead of Alito ░░░░░░░░ Thomas Yes r well ░░░░░░░░ six justices joined the ░░░░░░░░ in full here finding ░░░░░░░░ s not constitutional to ░░░░░░░░ on the basis of ░░░░░░░░ and race can t ░░░░░░░░ used as an independent ░░░░░░░░ in isolation Somebody can ░░░░░░░░ about race as impacting ░░░░░░░░ character or the quality ░░░░░░░░ their credentials It can ░░░░░░░░ looked at in that ░░░░░░░░ as you look at ░░░░░░░░ other aspect of an ░░░░░░░░ s character ind it ░░░░░░░░ not dudisfavoring race over ░░░░░░░░ characteristics but it s ░░░░░░░░ raising it up as ░░░░░░░░ separate basis as well ░░░░░░░░ constitutional violation It s ░░░░░░░░ that in contrast to ░░░░░░░░ of the big constitutional ░░░░░░░░ opinions of last term ░░░░░░░░ Dobbs opinion the court ░░░░░░░░ not squarely expressly use ░░░░░░░░ language of the opinion ░░░░░░░░ Unlike the Dobbs opinion ░░░░░░░░ year that Justice Alito ░░░░░░░░ and chief justice wrote ░░░░░░░░ separately to say he ░░░░░░░░ the decision could have ░░░░░░░░ the judge the judgment ░░░░░░░░ have been consistent here ░░░░░░░░ c chief justice keeps ░░░░░░░░ opinion writes for six ░░░░░░░░ the court tries to ░░░░░░░░ more of a show ░░░░░░░░ being consistent on affirmative ░░░░░░░░ and says iv under ░░░░░░░░ standard the programs don ░░░░░░░░ measure up t Me ░░░░░░░░ you have clerked the ░░░░░░░░ You clerked for judge ░░░░░░░░ when he was on ░░░░░░░░ appeals court right under ░░░░░░░░ court as well They ░░░░░░░░ a long time to ░░░░░░░░ this decision Rea the ░░░░░░░░ theych took the case ░░░░░░░░ they werey going to ░░░░░░░░ had reasons to want ░░░░░░░░ take a hard look ░░░░░░░░ affirmative action or they ░░░░░░░░ t have o taken ░░░░░░░░ cases Do you think ░░░░░░░░ wase a lot o ░░░░░░░░ discussions trading opinions They ░░░░░░░░ time toad reach this ░░░░░░░░ know Justice Jackson was ░░░░░░░░ herself on the Harvard ░░░░░░░░ because ofth her involvemen ░░░░░░░░ Harvard university in the ░░░░░░░░ f he Certainly These ░░░░░░░░ were argued I think ░░░░░░░░ November or December This ░░░░░░░░ not unusual unusual Often ░░░░░░░░ court has these big ░░░░░░░░ that people are waiting ░░░░░░░░ and keep them until ░░░░░░░░ end of the term ░░░░░░░░ Justice Thomas wrote separately ░░░░░░░░ explain how he believes ░░░░░░░░ decision today was consistent ░░░░░░░░ how the 14th Amendment ░░░░░░░░ been understood Be justice ░░░░░░░░ in contrast wrote to ░░░░░░░░ about how he concludes ░░░░░░░░ this opinion today is ░░░░░░░░ with past precedent In ░░░░░░░░ at every level this ░░░░░░░░ has been considered I ░░░░░░░░ judges have taken a ░░░░░░░░ careful look Tragically one ░░░░░░░░ the lead attorneys on ░░░░░░░░ case at the beginning ░░░░░░░░ ataway earlier this year ░░░░░░░░ brain cancer When folks ░░░░░░░░ looking at universities like ░░░░░░░░ with w wonderful reputations ░░░░░░░░ are educating a lot ░░░░░░░░ leaders in of our ░░░░░░░░ they will take a ░░░░░░░░ look and evaluate the ░░░░░░░░ and try to figure ░░░░░░░░ now more than 100 ░░░░░░░░ after the 14th Amendment ░░░░░░░░ men ratified how it ░░░░░░░░ to challenges being brought ░░░░░░░░ u Laura danielle Harry ░░░░░░░░ y Jennifer thanks to ░░░░░░░░ of you.