The U.S. Supreme Court, as I’m sure you all know by now, upheld Michigan’s ban on affirmative action yesterday in a 6-2 decision, with Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg dissenting. (Elena Kagan, recused herself, presumably due to the fact that she was involved in the case prior to joining the Supreme Court, during […]
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Affirmative Action is dead in the United States… Now what?
Posted in Ann Arbor, Civil Liberties, Detroit, Michigan Also tagged achievement gap, affirmative action, Arizona, Bill Schuette, California, Civil Right Act, college, college admissions, conservative legislation, dissent, diversity, Elena Kagan, Florida, higher education, KKK, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Proposition 2, racism, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Schuette v. BAMN, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court, Ted Spencer, the conservative agenda, the free market will fix everything, University of Michigan, Ward Connerly, Wisconsin 65 Comments
Affirmative Action may not be completely dead in Michigan after all
In a June 23, 2003 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, upheld the affirmative action admissions policy of the University of Michigan Law School, allowing the University to continue using race as a “predominant” factor when considering new applicants. Not willing to concede defeat, those who fought to have the policy deemed […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Education Also tagged 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, affirmative action, Bill Schuette, Clarence Thomas, diversity, Grutter v. Bollinger, irony, MCRI, preferential treatment, Proposal 2, race, race inequality, Supreme Court, university admissions, University of Michigan 44 Comments