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    "title": "From Proposition 209 to <em>SFFA v. Harvard</em>: Affirmative Action in Higher Education",
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    "abstract": "<p>Affirmative action is an active effort through policies aiming to provide opportunities for populations who have been historically underrepresented by allowing them to gain access to education, employment, and business contracting by using race as a factor. In California, the passage of Proposition 209 during the 1996 California ballot initiative created the end to affirmative action programs within the state. With the end of affirmative action programs in California, this Note explores the impact Proposition 209 left for underrepresented racial groups within higher education, specifically in the University of California (U.C.) system. Moreover, this Note addresses misconceptions created by opponents of affirmative action, such as the “mismatch theory” and harm towards the Asian American population. In 2023, the United States Supreme Court held in <em>Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard</em> that race-based affirmative action programs would be unconstitutional. With the national end of affirmative action programs, this Note also explores some alternative solutions, such as universities considering socioeconomic status instead of race.</p>",
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            "first_name": "Jose",
            "middle_name": "E.",
            "last_name": "Lopez",
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    "date_published": "2026-02-07T20:56:00+01:00",
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