Washington (AFP) – One year after its ruling to erase abortion rights, the conservative-dominated US Supreme Court has underscored its determination to push society sharply to the right by scrapping long-established progressive policies. In emphatic rulings this week the court banned universities from giving minorities priority in admissions — so-called “affirmative action” — and then ruled that some business owners can refuse to serve gay couples on religious grounds. And in its final decision for the 2022-2023 term, it struck down President Joe Biden’s ambitious plan to cancel more than $4…

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