Ketanji Brown Jackson accuses Clarence Thomas of having 'an obsession with race consciousness' and relying on 'many more straw men' than can be listed in his affirmative action opinion

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'The takeaway is that those who demand that no one think about race...refuse to see, much less solve for, the elephant in the room— the race-linked disparities that continue to impede achievement of our great Nation's full potential'

Ketanji Brown Jackson and Clarence Thomas, the Supreme Court’s two Black justices.The Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions in a 6-3 decision on Thursday.Ketanji Brown Jackson said Clarence Thomas's opinion showed "an obsession with race consciousness."in college admissions in a 6-3 decision on Thursday, blocking higher educational institutions from considering race in admissions decisions.

"As she sees things, we are all inexorably trapped in a fundamentally racist society, with the original sin of slavery and the historical subjugation of black Americans still determining our lives today," wrote Thomas. "Given our history, the origin of persistent race-linked gaps should be no mystery," Jackson wrote. "History speaks. In some form, it can be heard forever. The race-based gaps that first developed centuries ago are echoes from the past that still exist today. By all accounts, they are still stark."

And in a footnote to her dissent, Jackson responded to Thomas' lengthy arguments against her own opinion.

 

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