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The legislation would not have required applicants to belong to any particular race or ethnicity — a crucial detail that proponents said distinguished it from affirmative action, which is banned at California colleges.

The Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in 2023, but some conservatives have said they suspect schools are using proxies like applicant essays to covertly boost diversity.

In addition to his crypto chops and avowed support for constitutional originalism, he has been an ardent defender of religious liberty and an opponent of affirmative action.

Asked if dementia is a subject that occupies his mind, Ferguson's answer is affirmative.

Some progressives argued that Kirk had it coming because of his long history of incendiary statements against issues including affirmative action, trans people and Islam.