Supreme Court Approves Michigan's Affirmative Action Ban
The decision came in a 6-2 ruling that claimed a lower federal court was wrong to write off the ban as discriminatory.
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Justice Anthony Kennedy was one of the six justices to agree with the ruling. "This case is not about how the debate about racial preferences should be resolved," he said. "It is about who may resolve it."
Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who admitted that affirmative action was a factor in her admission to Princeton University, opposed the ruling.
"Without checks, democratically approved legislation can oppress minority groups," Justice Sotomayor said, reading her written dissent aloud in court.
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