DETROIT (AP) — Representatives of at least three universities in Michigan said Friday they’re taking a wait-and-see approach on how to proceed after a federal appeals court threw out the state’s voter-approved ban on affirmative action in college admissions.

The Cincinnati-based 6th Circuit Court, in its 8-7 decision Thursday, said the six-year-old constitutional amendment is illegal because it presents an extraordinary burden to opponents who would have to mount their own long, expensive campaign through the ballot box to protect affirmative action.