SCOTUS Upholds Michigan Ban On Affirmative Action for University Admissions
By Tom Howell Jr., The Washington Times: The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a state electorate’s right to ban the use of race in public university admissions, a decision that rekindles the debate over affirmative action in an election year and could clear the way for ballot initiatives across America.
The justices, in a 6-2 ruling, said they had no authority to strike down a Michigan law that allowed voters to decide in 2006 that race-based preferences should play no role in public education, hiring and contracting.
“Today, the court wisely decided that this power, one that is consistent with the Constitution itself, lies with the voters,” she said.
The decision reversed a U.S. Circuit Court ruling that struck down Michigan’s ban on race-based preferences as a violation of the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause. Yet the Supreme Court justices refused to wade into larger questions about opportunity and race. ...
Arizona, California, Florida, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Oklahoma and Washington have laws similar to Michigan’s. The ruling Tuesday neither imperiled nor condoned the use of race-based preferences in these states, but it signaled that the high court would not stand in the way. . . ." [Full Story]
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The justices, in a 6-2 ruling, said they had no authority to strike down a Michigan law that allowed voters to decide in 2006 that race-based preferences should play no role in public education, hiring and contracting.
“Today, the court wisely decided that this power, one that is consistent with the Constitution itself, lies with the voters,” she said.
The decision reversed a U.S. Circuit Court ruling that struck down Michigan’s ban on race-based preferences as a violation of the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause. Yet the Supreme Court justices refused to wade into larger questions about opportunity and race. ...
Arizona, California, Florida, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Oklahoma and Washington have laws similar to Michigan’s. The ruling Tuesday neither imperiled nor condoned the use of race-based preferences in these states, but it signaled that the high court would not stand in the way. . . ." [Full Story]
Tags: ISCOTUS, upholds, Michigan ban, affirmative Action, University admission To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. and "Like" Facebook Page - Thanks!
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