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Supreme Court Appears Poised to Uphold Affirmative Action Ban

HeadlineOct 16, 2013

The Supreme Court appears poised to uphold Michigan’s voter-approved ban on affirmative action at state colleges and universities. An appeals court previously ruled the ban violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. But during oral arguments Tuesday, Justice Antonin Scalia reportedly claimed the 14th Amendment “protects all races,” not “only the blacks.”

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