Justices consider Michigan affirmative action ban

By Mark Sherman

Published October 14, 2013 11:32pm ET

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Justices consider Michigan affirmative action ban — FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2010, file photo then-Michigan Attorney General-elect Bill Schuette speaks in Detroit. After the Supreme Court ruled a decade ago that race could be a factor in college admissions in a Michigan case, affirmative action opponents persuaded the state's voters to outlaw any consideration of race. Now, the high court is weighing whether that change to Michigan's constitution is itself discriminatory. ( AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File) | Carlos Osorio

WASHINGTON (AP) — Affirmative action opponents persuaded Michigan voters to outlaw any consideration of race after the Supreme Court ruled a decade ago that race could be a factor in college admissions.

That state’s constitutional amendment is now being examined by the high court to determine whether the change the voters sought is in fact discriminatory.

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