March 14, 2003
Political Patterns Evident in Participation in Affirmative-Action Lawsuits
Some partisan patterns were visible in looking at which states, and which public colleges, weighed in on the two college affirmative-action cases pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Democratic state attorneys general clamored to sign on to briefs intended to buttress the University of Michigan's defense of its race-conscious admissions policies in the two lawsuits. They included the attorneys general from 21 states and the Virgin Islands, who jointly submitted briefs, and New
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