Tag: affirmative action
By Jeralyn, Section Supreme Court
Posted on Tue Apr 22, 2014 at 07:54:36 PM EST
Tags: affirmative action (all tags)
Posted on Tue Apr 22, 2014 at 07:54:36 PM EST
Tags: affirmative action (all tags)
In a 6-2 vote, the Supreme Court has upheld Michigan's ban on affirmative action in college admissions. The full opinion in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action is here.
The opinion holds that Michigan voters had the right to amend their constitution to prohibit public universities from considering race in admissions decisions.
Justices Sotomayor wrote the 58 page dissent, joined in by Justice Ginsburg. The Chicago Tribune discusses the dissent here. [More...]
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