‘An attack on workers’: Supreme Court strikes against public sector unions
A 5–4 U.S. Supreme Court decision Wednesday ruled that public sector unions across the nation are no longer able to charge nonunion workers any fees.
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A look back at diversity in UC Berkeley admissions
Next week, more than 108,000 applicants will open their emails to find out whether they were accepted, rejected or wait-listed by UC Berkeley — a drastic increase from the 271 applications the college received in 1892.
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6 things you need to know about the Supreme Court ruling on immigration
With a 5-3 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the indefinite detention of immigrants Tuesday, overturning a previous decision made by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in San Francisco in 2015. Here are six things you need to know about this case.
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50 years later: UC Berkeley hosts conference reflecting on 1968 race report
50 years ago, the federal government ordered a commission to investigate the cause of race riots that erupted across the United States in 1967, and led to the deaths of over 80 people. Their findings, called the Kerner Report, were groundbreaking — the riots resulted from black frustration at an unjust and oppressive economic structure.
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Canadian privilege: Picking up after Trump and the United States
On the day that the U.S. presidential election results were announced, the Canadian immigration website crashed.
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Judge indefinitely postpones trial for Kayla Moore’s in-custody death
A pretrial hearing for the death of Kayla Moore, who died in the custody of Berkeley Police Department officers, was called off by presiding Judge Charles Breyer on Wednesday afternoon in order for him to privately assess both sides’ arguments.
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Civil rights activist Sylvia Mendez speaks in Berkeley on integration
Civil rights activist Sylvia Mendez gave four speeches in Berkeley to honor the 70-year anniversary of her family’s historic 1947 Mendez v. Westminster court case Thursday.
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UC files brief supporting University of Texas in federal affirmative action case
The long-standing U.S. Supreme Court battle over affirmative action has reignited with the court’s June decision to reconsider a controversial case, prompting several universities nationwide — including the University of California — to take a stance.
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UC Berkeley students, employees celebrate Supreme Court same-sex marriage ruling
After Friday’s historic Supreme Court ruling that same-sex marriage is a constitutional right, campus and community members celebrated on Sproul Plaza at an event that featured music, giveaways and an open mic.
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Dear governor: It’s your last term, make it count
Dear Gov. Brown, Congratulations. Being governor of one of the largest and the most populated states in the nation, one with a rich history of leading the way in countless policy issues, is no easy task. Although we seem to have survived the worst of the recession, neither economists nor
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