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Constitutional Law Keyed to Farber
Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action
Citation:
572 U.S. 291 (2014)Facts
In 2003, the Supreme Court reviewed University of Michigan admissions systems in Gratz v. Bollinger and Grutter v. Bollinger, invalidating the undergraduate plan but upholding the law school’s limited use of race-based preferences. Following these decisions, Michigan voters engaged in statewide debate regarding racial preferences in governmental decision-making. In 2006, voters approved Proposal 2 by a margin of 58 percent to 42 percent, which became Article I, Section 26 of the Michigan Constitution. This amendment prohibited state universities and other governmental entities from granting race-based preferences in employment, education, and contracting. The Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action and other plaintiffs challenged Section 26, arguing it violated the Equal Protection Clause by restructuring Michigan’s political process to burden racial minorities uniquely in achieving race-sensitive admissions policies.
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