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Schmidt, Peter – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1997
A federal appeals court has upheld an amendment to California's constitution that bars government agencies from granting preferences based on gender or race. The California Civil Rights Initiative, or Proposition 209, was found not to violate the Equal Protection Clause. If the ruling is not reversed, public colleges and universities will be…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Civil Rights Legislation, College Admission, Constitutional Law
