March 7, 2003

Ohio State Blocked on Michigan Brief

By VINCENT KIERNAN

The attorney general of Ohio last month blocked plans by Ohio State University to file a legal brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the University of Michigan's use of affirmative action in admissions decisions.

The attorney general, Jim Petro, must approve all legal filings by Ohio public institutions. Mr. Petro denied Ohio State's request to participate in an amicus curiae, or "friend of the court," brief filed with the Supreme Court by several other large public

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