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A federal court in Boston sentenced a Honduran man on Wednesday, June 28 for repeated illegal reentry. U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs sentenced Blas Antonio Celaya-Padilla, 41, who lives in Chelsea, to 45 months in prison, the office of Acting United States Attorney for the District of
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By Chris Lisinski State House News Service
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch: What is Harvard's view on how long this will take? …
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The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the race-based policies of Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Thursday, June 29, ruling such policies are unconstitutional, in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. Justice Clarance Thomas labeled the university's
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A construction worker who hung a Confederate flag at a Massachusetts Department of Transportation highway construction site in Fitchburg will not be fired but will undergo diversity training. The construction worker found the flag left on the side of the road and thought there would be no problem if he
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An Easthampton family has decorated a giant 12-foot skeleton they own with a colorful flower bandana, a Pride flag, and a rainbow tutu in celebration of Pride month. The family did so because they felt there was "not as much support for the community" this year, according to
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Harvard — and any other college in the United States — cannot give racial preferences in college admissions, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday morning. The court ruled 6-2 and 6-3 in a pair of affirmative action cases — Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v.
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By Colin Young State House News Service