DETROIT-A new ban on affirmative action in Michigan has many in the legal profession speculating on how the measure will affect the state’s universities and law schools, and has already triggered a legal challenge.
On Nov. 7, Michigan became the fifth state to adopt a prohibition on affirmative action in college admissions, joining California, Florida, Texas and Washington. The new measure, which bans using race and gender affirmative action in university admissions, has many lawyers fearing that the University of Michigan Law School could become an all-white school that caters to the privileged.
