Banning the Use of Racial Preferences in Higher Education : A Legal Analysis of Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Appellate procedure.

Constitutional law.

Discrimination in education.

Discrimination in employment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (9 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides background on Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action , which addresses the question of whether it is constitutional for a state to ban affirmative action in higher education, in light of the passage of Proposal 2, which amended Michigan State constitution to prohibit preferential treatment on basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in public employment, public education, or public contracting. Summarizes appellate ruling, and presents key issues before Supreme Court.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Banning the Use of Racial Preferences in Higher Education

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