After 31 years, the Supreme Court will finally take another look at the “political structure” doctrine. If you didn’t read Monday’s post by PLF College of Public Interest Law fellow, Jonathan Wood, you may be unfamiliar with that doctrine. In 1969, and again in 1982, the United … Continue reading
Last Friday I explained the Sixth Circuit’s embarrassing decision to strike down Michigan’s Proposal 2. President of the National Association of Scholars (and longtime PLF friend) Peter Wood, has been assembling similar reactions to the Sixth Circuit’s decision. For example, here … Continue reading
The Sixth Circuit, sitting en banc, declared Proposal 2 unconstituional under the Equal Protection Clause today. Proposal 2 is Michigan’s landmark constitutional amendment that banned racial preferences and discrimination by state and local government. Think about that for a second … Continue reading
It’s rare on the Liberty Blog that we bring you news on the weekend, but we just received word that the Ninth Circuit has denied the petition for rehearing en banc in Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action v. Brown. Once again, … Continue reading
Author: Joshua Thompson Three years after accepting review, the California Supreme Court, in a 6-1 decision, rejected the City and County of San Francisco's attempt to get Proposition 209 declared unconstitutional. In Coral Construction v. City and County of San Francisco, PLF … Continue reading
Author: Joshua Thompson Proposal 2, the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, bans preferential treatment on account of race or sex in Michigan government. The constitutionality of Proposal 2 was challenged immediately by a number of defendants who could no longer receive preferential treatment … Continue reading