Last week, The Economist‘s cover story argued against the continued use of race-based affirmative action in the United States. The lead article is well worth your time and can be found here. The article discusses the upcoming decision in Fisher as well as the recent grant in Schuette — two cases that PLF has been … ...
Last week I was in Washington, D.C. for the oral argument in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action. This is the case that is challenging whether voters have the right to prohibit racial preferences by government. In 1996, California voters becase the first to adopt such a ban when they passed Proposition 209, and since that time ...
Sadly, we’re not surprised by this news. The California Attorney General filed a brief in support of racial preferences in Fisher. The California AG filed a brief in favor of the constitutionality of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County. The California AG filed a brief against the constitutionality of Proposal 2 in Sc ...
After eight years of litigation, Michigan’s decision to ban governmental racial classifications has been upheld by the Supreme Court. PLF has been heavily involved in this case since its inception — we represented the ballot sponsors — and this decision is great news. You can read the opinion here. I’ll have more on the ...
PLF Principal Attorney Meriem Hubbard authored this op-ed in the USA Today this morning. Here’s a snippet: Counting Michigan, six states have outlawed race-based preferences at the polls. Now, with the green light from the court, voters everywhere should consider following suit. As society becomes more diverse, it becomes more and more divis ...
In its crusade to make America a racially polarized nation, the Obama Administration has had a tough couple of years. Despite repeated pleas for the continued use of racial preferences, and its crusade to inject disparate impact into every facet of American life, both the people and the the courts aren’t biting. In Fisher and Shelby Count ...
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 … ...
Today is Election Day. As Justice Sotomayor noted in her dissent in Schuette v. BAMN, “we are fortunate to live in a democratic society. But without checks, democratically approved legislation can oppress minority groups. For that reason, our Constitution places limits on what a majority of the people may do.” That’s absolutely ...