November 13, 2006

Michigan Admissions Law Faces Court Case

Three University of California-Berkeley students and alumni are joining a lawsuit filed last Wednesday supporting affirmative action in Michigan, following the passing of Proposal 2, which is similar to California's Proposition 209 that passed in 1996. The suit has been filed against Wayne State University, the University of Michigan, Michigan State University and other public universities in the state. It claims that minority students applying for admission to the schools will be unfairly impacted by the new legislation.

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