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High Court upholds Mich. ban on affirmative action

Clip: 04/22/2014 | 6m 29s

Dealing a blow to proponents of affirmative action, the Supreme Court ruled 6-2 in favor of a Michigan ballot initiative that banned public colleges from using race as a factor in admissions. For analysis on the court’s reasoning, Gwen Ifill talks to Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal.

Aired: 04/22/14

Rating: NR

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