U.S. Supreme Court
Oct. 17, 2013
Michigan race case likely also to decide California's affirmative action law
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments over a Michigan ballot measure on college admissions. The law is nearly identical to California's Proposition 209, passed in 1996.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments over a Michigan ballot measure on college admissions that was struck down by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Despite the decidedly un-Californian origins of the case, legal observers in the Golden State - especially those embroiled in the state's long-running affirmative action debate - watched closely.
Michigan's Proposal 2, a voter-pas...
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