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Brown signs bill that purports to overturn Schuette

October 14, 2014 | By JOSHUA THOMPSON

Ten days ago, Governor Brown signed AB 2646 into law.  The stated purpose of the statute is return the law to where it was before the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Schuette v. BAMN — the case that upheld the Michigan voters ability to amend their constitution to prohibit racial preferences. The statute basically creates … ...

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Michigan AG files cert. petition two weeks after Proposal 2 decision

November 29, 2012 | By JOSHUA THOMPSON

That was fast!  After the Sixth Circuit’s horrendous decision striking down Michigan’s equal rights amendment two weeks ago, the Michigan Attorney General filed this certiorari petition yesterday to ask the Supreme Court to take up the case.  Kudos to the AG’s office for this ueber-quick response to an unjustifiable ruling. I ...

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The Sixth Circuit’s embarrassing decision

November 16, 2012 | By JOSHUA THOMPSON

As we reported on Thursday, the Sixth Circuit declared Michigan’s Proposal 2 unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause.  The decision has been roundly condemned throughout the legal community.  For good reason.  The decision defies both logic and common sense by holding that Proposal 2 — a state constitutional amendment proh ...

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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 ...

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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 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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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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Oral argument in BAMN v. Brown available

February 13, 2012 | By JOSHUA THOMPSON

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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. ...