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U.S. Supreme Court

Apr. 24, 2014

High court decision enforces constitutionality of anti-affirmative action measures

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling upholding Michigan's ban on racial preference in state university admissions was a big disappointment for the ACLU, which argued for the plaintiffs.


By Chase Scheinbaum


Daily Journal Staff Writer


In a decision that enforces the constitutionality of anti-affirmative action measures such as California's Proposition 209, the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday upheld Michigan's ban on racial preference in state university admissions.


The published decision regarding Michigan's Proposal 2 was a big disappointment for the American Civil Liberties Union, which argued for the plaintiffs - stu...

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