U.S. Supreme Court
Apr. 29, 2014
Racial preference ban was destined to be upheld
Last week, the U.S. high court resoundingly rejected the plaintiffs' claim that a ban on racial preferences violates the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. By Joshua Thompson
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, 2014 DJDAR 4875 (April 22, 2014). And as I predicted ("Time to Embrace Race-Neutral Government," April 8), the court resoundingly rejected the plaintiffs' claim that a ban on racial preferences violates the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.
At issue was Article I, Section 26 of the Michigan Co...
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