. >> reporter: edward blum is the person who brought the cases now before the supreme court.you consider affirmative action unconstitutional? >> because it violates our 14th amendment, equal rights regardless of race or ethnicity. >> reporter: but law professor mitchell crusto sees it differently. >> affirmative action is really trying to treat everyone equally. >> reporter: coming up on "sunday morning," reconsidering race-based admissions. >>> a 1977, actor mark hamill kicked off one of the most successful film franchises in hollywood history. tracy smith catches up with the man who helped put the star in "star wars." >> reporter: as an actor, mark hamill's done a lot more than play luke skywalker. but as someone once said, the force is strong with this one. it seems that you have spent so much time building this whole life away from "star wars." and then in 2015, luke comes back. >> can you imagine if i said no? i would be the most hated man in nerdom. >> reporter: we will talk with mark hamill later on "sunday morning." >>> she is reinventing our sky lines and rethinking

my name is edward blum. i am the founder and president for students for fair admissions. the opinion issued today by the united states supreme court marks the beginning of the restoration of the colorblind legal covenant that binds together our multiracial, multiethnic nation. the polarizing, stigmatizing and unfair jurisprudence that allowed colleges and universities to use a student's race and ethnicity as a factor to either admit them or reject them has been overruled these discriminatory admissions the integrity of our civil rights laws, ending racial preferences in college admissions is an outcome, but the vast majority of all americans, of all races, will celebrate. university does not have real diversity when it simply assembles students who look different but come from similar backgrounds and talk and act and think alike. moreover, these opinions reestablish the founding principles of the 1964 civil rights act, which clearly forbids treating americans differently by race. let me quote, at the signing ceremony of the act, on july 2, 1964, president lyndon johnson m

do think edward blum would support black folk in texas in 1945 when they were being discriminated against? >> i cannot speak to that, but i can speak for the young man that was just on the program that was right here and said i just want simple fairness. i don't hate my black brothers or brown brothers. i just want a fair shot. i think all of us should be able to agree on that point. >> i do agree with that. >> i wish i had more time with you, professor professor. come back soon. >> god bless you and bless your loved ones. >> we have new developments in the hv corruption scandal. he has been seen arriving with his laptop plus a new sentiment in his out of wedlock child support case. that is straight ahead. don't go anywhere. >>> new developments in the scandal swirling around hunter biden, the president's corrupt son was deposed today in a defamation lawsuit filed by laptop repair shop owner john paul mac isaac. this after the whistleblower gary shapley told investigators weren't allowed to ask about the president. >> that's kind of the crux of one of the issues here is that we weren't al

one has to raise their eye around where they're coming from, but we have edward blum, a white conservative behind the attacks on voting rights, the attacks on other racial equity, have been behind these case. when you look at some of the ways in which they brought forward plaintiffs their police officers ended up being white. what we know is they have put forward this -- their plaintiffs ended up being white. in the ways in which they gerrymander in this country, they have voted against these areas in the country. we can't read the press releases and take them as standards. they have used this idea, and also avoided the real and deeper conversation about legacy admissions, about folks with wealth beingent to buy their way into universities just a couple years ago we were seeing story of all the folks in hollywood buying admissions, using elite sports that you have to spend a lot of money to take to get their kids into universities, scholarships. we know all of the way in which the system is rigged. what we see is now turning around wealthy billionaires trying to close the door on opportuni

the current debate largely driven by an affirmative action opponent named edward blum. in the 2013 case of shelby county v holder, he was behind the successful challenge to the voting rights act of 1965. there the court struck down as unconstitutional the formula about laws needing pre clearance based on state's histories of discrimination in voting. the supreme court said it was based on data over 40 years old making it no longer responsive to the current needs. voting rights and app affirmative action sprung from the same era. two months before he signed the voting rights act on june 4, 1965, president lyndon johnson delivered the commencement address at howard university. it was an important speech. one remembered as establishing the intellectual framework for affirmative action. president johnson acknowledged the treatment of blacks from slavery to jim crow, and he said this. >> freedom is not enough. you do not wipe away the scars of centuries by saying now you are free to go where you want and do as you desire and choose the leaders you please. you do not take a p

my name is edward blum, founder and president of students for fair admissions. the opinion issued today by the united states supreme court marks the beginning of the restoration of the color blind legal covenant that binds together our multi-racial, multi-ethnic nation. the polarizing stigmatizing and unfair jurisprudence that allowed colleges and universities to use a student's race and ethnicity as a factor to either admit them or reject them has been overruled. these discriminatory admissions practices undermined the integrity of our civil rights laws. ending racial preferences in college admissions is an outcome that the vast majority of all americans, of all races, will celebrate. a university doesn't have real diversity when it simply assembles students who look different but come from similar backgrounds and talk and act and think alike. moreover, these opinions reestablish the founding principles of the 1964 civil rights act, which clearly forbids treating americans differently by race. let me quote. at the signing ceremony of the act on july 2, 1964, pr

edward blum is the founder of the group that brought these cases to court. and calvin believes he was negatively impacted by affirmative action and things this ruling will make competitive admissions better for everyone. a fair, more inclusive educational landscape with the potential of our nation's youth knows no bounds, but others called the decision a major disappointment, including president biden who says it goes against precedent and progress. i believe our colleges are stronger. >> and there are racially diverse. our nation is stronger. >> civil rights lawyer, damon hewitt says although this ruling is a blow, they won't stop fighting from eviction is a tool. but the prize is racial equity. we should justice and opportunity fall, especially those who have been historically marginalized. and the president says he's directing the department of education to look for work arounds so that colleges can still factor in the obstacles that often put people of color at a disadvantage cannot let us this the last word. the kid who face tough challenges has demonst

edward blum students for fair admissions, founder helped bring this case to court and says it ends racial preferences in college. calvin yang says he was negatively impacted by affirmative action. if we work hard enough. we all can have a chance getting our own slice of this grand american dream. i strongly strongly disagree with the court's decision. however, president joe biden was quick to call it the supreme court and says colleges are stronger when they are racially diverse discrimination still exists in america. today's decision does not change that civil rights lawyer, damon hewitt calls the decision wrong and says the court is on the wrong side of history from an infection is a tool. but the prize is racial equity. we should justice and opportunity fall, especially those who have been historically marginalized and doctor dwane casey right with george washington university says states hands are tied with this decision as it is an interpretation of the 14th amendment. so if a state, let's say new york with abc wanted to impose affirmative action tomorrow, they could not. >> it's an

edward blum students for fair admissions, founder helped bring this case to court and says it ends racial preferences in college. calvin yang says he was negatively impacted by affirmative action. if we work hard enough. we all can have a chance getting our own slice of this grand american dream. i strongly strongly disagree with the court's decision. however, president joe biden was quick to call it the supreme court and says colleges are stronger when they are racially diverse discrimination still exists in america. today's decision does not change that civil rights lawyer, damon hewitt calls the decision wrong and says the court is on the wrong side of history from an infection is a tool. but the prize is racial equity. we should justice and opportunity fall, especially those who have been historically marginalized and doctor dwane casey right with george washington university says states hands are tied with this decision as it is an interpretation of the 14th amendment. so if the state, let's say new york with abc wanted to impose affirmative action tomorrow, they could not. >> it's a

edward blum students for fair admissions, founder helped bring this case to court and says it ends racialerences in college. calvin yang says he was negatively impacted by affirmative action. if we work hard enough. we all can have a chance getting our own slice of this grand american dream. i strongly strongly disagree with the court's decision. however, president joe biden was quick to call it the supreme court and says colleges are stronger when they are racially diverse discrimination still exists in america. today's decision does not change that civil rights lawyer, damon hewitt calls the decision wrong and says the court is on the wrong side of history from an infection is a tool. but the prize is racial equity. we should justice and opportunity fall, especially those who have been historically marginalized and doctor dwane casey right with george washington university says states hands are tied with this decision as it is an interpretation of the 14th amendment. so if the state, let's say new york with abc wanted to impose affirmative action tomorrow, they could not. >> it's an con