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Michigan still fights for affirmative action.(NEWSWATCH)
In January 2007, Michigan's three largest universities appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to delay complying with a new state constitutional amendment banning the use of race in college admissions.
In December a federal judge had ruled that the University of Michigan could continue using race and gender as admissions factors for incoming 2007-2008 students. Two weeks later the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati ruled that the school must comply with voter-approved curbs on affirmative action, starting immediately.
While U of M will continue to legally challenge the ...
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