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High Court accepts U of Michigan cases. (Newswatch).(Brief Article)
Seizing an opportunity to affect affirmative action in public universities, the U.S. Supreme Court chose to speak out on student admission policies.
Last month the Court agreed to review two cases from the University of Michigan, in which white women appealed their rejections for admission.
Michigan argued that racial preferences are needed to preserve a diverse student body, an overriding need in higher education. "Now is not the time to turn back the clock," said new Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman.
In Grutter v, Bollinger, Barbara Grutter was rejected by the law school, and claimed that was due to the school's giving preference to black and Latino students.
In Gratz v. Bollinger, lawyers for two high school students claimed affirmative action policies caused them to be rejected for admission. They said new applicants to the Ann Arbor campus won 20 extra points on a 150-point scale for being African American, Mexican American ...
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