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Affirmative Action on Trial
Dirstrict judge rules against race-conscious law school admissions policy
By Ji Hyun Lim
Though the Supreme Court ruled that race could be used as one of many factors in deciding college admissions some 23 years ago, the decision has hardly quieted the affirmative action debate. And as with other groups, the API community is split over the issue.
On March 27, U.S. District Judge Bernard A. Friedman ordered the University of Michigan to abolish its practice of admitting African Americans, Latinos and Native Americans based on different standards than those for Asian American and white students. His ruling contradicts another recent case, in which U.S. District Judge Patrick J. Duggan said the University of Michigan’s race-conscious undergraduate admission policy was constitutional.
Those decisions have no immediate national impact. However, both have further fueled the affirmative action controversy — and many believe the time has come for the U.S. Supreme Court to take a second look at the issue in order to clarify the law.
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