California's controversial 1996 voter initiative, banning affirmative action in education, public hiring or contracting, known as Proposition 209, is again under court scrutiny. On March 17 a state appeals court approved the Berkeley school district's voluntary integration plan, concluding that it's unique plan to consider the racial makeup of a neighborhood, rather than individual students, does not violate the terms of Prop. 209. Less than a day later, the California Supreme Court asked the state Attorney General, in a separate case, whether Prop. 209's denial of preferences in government contracting violates federal equal protection principles.
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Calif.'s affirmative action ban again under court scrutiny
The National Law Journal
March 19, 2009
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