Affirmative action challenge dead, but, unfortunately, BAMN still lives
BAMN has been "BOOZLED" yet again. By any means necessary (BAMN) apparently means without any thought or logic at all. If they had challenged the clearly defined implementation date for the constitutional revision prior to the election the challenge back then might have had a hearing, and a court might have found in their favor. The BAMN lawyers don't seem to know when to quit wasting the court's time and our time. Perhaps someone should legally challenge BAMN's right to continue to file frivolous lawsuits, but, of course, that would be an interference with the new right to litigate settled issues endlessly. Michigan had 9 million citizens and 11,000 lawyers in 1972. Today we still have 9 million left (Michigan leads the country in net population flow out-2 people leave Michigan permanently for every 1 who settles here) but we have nearly 40,000 lawyers.
From this morning's Detroit Free Press:
Affirmative action challenge dead
January 20, 2007
BY KRISTEN JORDAN SHAMUS
FREE PRESS EDUCATION WRITER
A federal court battle about whether to let three state universities delay implementation of a voter-approved affirmative action ban in admissions policies appears to be over, with the U.S. Supreme Court declining to hear it Friday.
The Supreme Court's decision ends a debate over whether the University of Michigan, Michigan State University and Wayne State University could delay changing admissions policies for six months. A vote in November banned the use of race or gender in those policies.
U-M officials had said it was going ahead with changes and the other schools said their policies were largely in line with the ban, though each school favored the delay while awaiting legal interpretations.
Several civil rights groups have a federal case challenging the referendum's constitutionality. And another lawsuit is set for a hearing Jan. 31 in Washtenaw County Circuit Court.
Contact KRISTEN JORDAN SHAMUS at 313-222-5997 or kshamus@freepress.com.
From this morning's Detroit Free Press:
Affirmative action challenge dead
January 20, 2007
BY KRISTEN JORDAN SHAMUS
FREE PRESS EDUCATION WRITER
A federal court battle about whether to let three state universities delay implementation of a voter-approved affirmative action ban in admissions policies appears to be over, with the U.S. Supreme Court declining to hear it Friday.
The Supreme Court's decision ends a debate over whether the University of Michigan, Michigan State University and Wayne State University could delay changing admissions policies for six months. A vote in November banned the use of race or gender in those policies.
U-M officials had said it was going ahead with changes and the other schools said their policies were largely in line with the ban, though each school favored the delay while awaiting legal interpretations.
Several civil rights groups have a federal case challenging the referendum's constitutionality. And another lawsuit is set for a hearing Jan. 31 in Washtenaw County Circuit Court.
Contact KRISTEN JORDAN SHAMUS at 313-222-5997 or kshamus@freepress.com.
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