Constitutional Law
Nov. 17, 2012
6th Circuit strikes down Michigan affirmative action ban
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a 2006 Michigan ballot initiative, Proposal 2, which bans affirmative action in university admissions.
By Connie Lopez
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a 2006 Michigan ballot initiative, Proposal 2, which bans affirmative action in university admissions. The federal court declared the ban unconstitutional in an 8-7 ruling. "The existence of such a comparative structural burden undermines the Equal Protection Clause's guarantee that all citizens ought to have equal access to the tools of political change," Judge R. Guy Cole Jr. wrote fo...
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