January 24, 2003

Bush Asks Supreme Court to Strike Down U. of Michigan's Affirmative-Action Policy

By PETER SCHMIDT

President Bush announced last week that his administration would urge the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down the race-conscious admissions policies used by the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.

In remarks delivered to the White House press corps, Mr. Bush denounced Michigan's admissions policies as "fundamentally flawed" and argued that they "are divisive, unfair, and impossible to square with the Constitution."

But, in a move that disappointed some conservatives,

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