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BAMN's legal silliness

March 04, 2010 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Joshua Thompson Mindingthecampus has an excellent article on BAMN's (a radical group that supports racial preferences By Any Means Necessary) ridiculous lawsuit against Proposition 209. The article points out that the lawsuit is nothing more than attempt to smear Ward Connerly, a man who has made it his mission to cham ...

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Contrasting BAMN with PLF

March 04, 2010 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Joshua Thompson I was recently forwarded a radio interview with a BAMN attorney on the John & Ken show on AM 640 in Los Angeles.  The attorney, Monica Smith, is purportedly arguing in favoring of overturning Proposition 209, but it is admittedly hard to make out any legal argument amidst the hyperbole. You can listen … ...

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Proposition 209 works

July 15, 2010 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Joshua Thompson The Los Angeles Times published this excellent op-ed on the effects of Proposition 209 and PLF's lawsuit to defend its constitutionality.  Here's a snippet: In reality, despite the coalition's lawsuit, the principles that underlay Proposition 209 have proved themselves correct. The belief that minorities co ...

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PLF statement on Proposition 209 oral argument

February 13, 2012 | By JOSHUA THOMPSON

This morning, Pacific Legal Foundation Staff Attorney Ralph W. Kasarda argued at the Ninth Circuit in defense of the constitutionality of Proposition 209.  PLF attorneys represent represent intervenors, American Civil Rights Foundation and Ward Connerly, in support of Prop. 209’s constitutionality.   After the hearing, PLF Attorney Ralph W. ...

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Oral argument in BAMN v. Brown available

February 13, 2012 | By JOSHUA THOMPSON

Video and audio. … ...

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Affirmative Action : "I do not think that word means what you think it means"

February 13, 2012 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Today’s oral argument in BAMN v. Brown before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco presented a new challenge to California’s Proposition 209 (California Constitution Article I, Section 31), in which a group of minority plaintiffs are seeking to overturn Proposition 209 and reinstate racial preferences for university admi ...

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Proposal 2 in front of the full Sixth Circuit today

March 07, 2012 | By JOSHUA THOMPSON

Today, the Sixth Circuit, sitting en banc, will be hearing the case of Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action v. Regents of the University of Michigan. This case challenges the constitutionality of Proposal 2, a statewide constitutional amendment that banned the use of race by Michigan state and local governments.  You can read PLF’s brief h ...

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Breaking news : Ninth Circuit denies activists' attempt to overturn Proposition 209

May 12, 2012 | By JOSHUA THOMPSON

It’s rare on the Liberty Blog that we bring you news on the weekend, but we just received word that the Ninth Circuit has denied the petition for rehearing en banc in Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action v. Brown.  Once again, Proposition 209 is safe from the activists who want to see racial preferences reinjected into … ...

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Proposal 2 struck down by the Sixth Circuit

November 15, 2012 | By JOSHUA THOMPSON

The Sixth Circuit, sitting en banc, declared Proposal 2 unconstituional under the Equal Protection Clause today. Proposal 2 is Michigan’s landmark constitutional amendment that banned racial preferences and discrimination by state and local government. Think about that for a second — a constitutional amendment banning discrimination is ...