Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action
Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action
The Supreme Court heard the Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action case in 2013 and issued a ruling in 2014.[1] The case dealt with a Michigan state constitutional amendment prohibiting public universities from considering race in admissions, passed by Michigan voters in 2006.[2] According to the American Civil Liberties Union:
- "Shortly after the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the constitutionality of affirmative action in 2003's Grutter v. Bollinger, opponents of equal opportunity began a campaign to destroy affirmative action in Michigan. The result was Proposal 2, a ballot initiative campaign marked by widespread fraud and deception. Although a federal court found the proponents of the initiative, the so-called American Civil Rights Institute, to have committed a campaign of deception in violation of the rights of the citizens of Michigan, the initiative was nonetheless put before the voters in the fall of 2006 and passed by a margin of 58% to 42%. In response, Michigan's public universities put an end to their affirmative action programs."[3]
Justice Elena Kagan recused herself. The remaining justices voted 6-2 to uphold Michigan's ban of race-based preferences in public university admissions. Writing for a plurality, Justice Kennedy wrote the decision was "not about the constitutionality, or the merits, of race-conscious admissions policies in higher education" but instead about "whether, and in what manner, voters in the States may choose to prohibit the consideration of racial preferences in governmental decisions."[2]
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- ↑ Schuette, Attorney General of Michigan v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration and Immigration Rights and Fight for Equality By Any Means Necessary (BAMN) et al., Supreme Court of the United States, April 22, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration and Immigrant Rights and Fight for Equality By Any Means Necessary (BAMN), Harvard Law Review, November 10, 2014.
- ↑ Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, American Civil Liberties Union, April 23, 2014.
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2014:
- Julianne Hing, "Supremes' 'Schuette' Ruling is Another Nail in the Affirmative Action Coffin ," Colorlines, April 22, 2014.
- Julianne Hing, "Justice Sotomayor's Beautiful Schuette Dissent: 'Race Matters'," Colorlines, April 23, 2014.
