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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Apr. 4, 2012

9th Circuit upholds affirmative action ban

A fresh effort by civil rights groups to roll back California's ban on affirmative action got nowhere Monday at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.


By John Roemer


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A fresh effort by civil rights groups to roll back California's ban on affirmative action got nowhere Monday at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.


Voting 3-0, a circuit panel held its hands were tied by an earlier decision that upheld the ban. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action v. Brown, 2012 DJDAR 4257.


Now the plaintiffs hope a changed legal landscape and a shift in socia...

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