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xuxebiko , to Politics in Activists sue Harvard over legacy admissions after affirmative action ruling

Good.

Hairyblue , to Politics in Activists sue Harvard over legacy admissions after affirmative action ruling
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Legacy adminissions is just basicly The Good Old Boy network

snooggums ,
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Same concept as being 'grandfathered in' based on their grandfather being eligible to vote from the Jim Crow Era.

Froyn , to Politics in Activists sue Harvard over legacy admissions after affirmative action ruling

Is this that slippery slope we're always talking about? Let a fake case get ruled on so others can pile on with real cases using that as precedent?

Madison_rogue ,
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It baffles me how a fake case can even have any legitimacy with the court. Yet here we are...SCOTUS is even more a joke now. It's just so tragic their bad faith & buffoonery affects so many people .

Froyn ,

I wonder if the "plaintiff" can sue the lawyers who brought the case for some kind of False Representation.

lowdownfool , to Politics in Activists sue Harvard over legacy admissions after affirmative action ruling
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Republicans wining about "woke anti-legacy agenda" admissions in 3, 2, 1...

RandoCalrandian , to men in Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill ending permanent alimony
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My initial response is "about damn time"

But knowing how laws work... i want a bit more info into the specific details before celebrating

BaldProphet OP ,
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Yeah, I'm sure there are loopholes or it'll be challenged in court. But it really is a step forward in terms of gender equity.

RandoCalrandian ,
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Finished the article

It's a tiny step forward.

It technically gets rid of permanent alimony, but only for new couples. Existing payers will have to go to court to have their setups adjusted, and that's not a guarantee. They just now get to have their "right to retire" considered as part of the adjustment, which it very much wasn't before.

vlakas ,
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I was curious about what the statistics are for the alimony arrangements that currently exist. As the article says, any "non-modifiable agreement[s]" will continue to be so. I don't really know how common that is or what that entails. But on the surface, this seems good. I, being a Floridian, am very happy that we are taking another step toward making our state slightly less shitty.

Halafax ,

Non-modifiable divorce agreements are fairly common, unfortunately. I had to finish paying spousal support to my ex >WHO WAS IN JAIL FOR MAKING KIDDIE PORN WITH ONE OF OUR CHILDREN<. I even had to pay child support to her until I could get a hearing and have the magistrate adjust the final decree. The family court system hates fathers, it cannot be salvaged at this point.

vegasq , to Texas in [CBS News] First Alert Weather: Most of North Texas under tornado watch Thursday evening

That weather makes me question some of mine decisions in life…

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