July 6, 2007
High Court Leaves Michigan Cases Intact
5-4 decision on schools has little effect on college affirmative-action rulings
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down two voluntary school- integration plans in a 5-to-4 ruling issued last week, but its decision left solidly intact its precedents dealing with affirmative action in higher education.
Rather than signaling any clear desire to revisit its past decisions on race-conscious admissions policies — as some conservative groups had urged it to do — the
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