Federal court: Michigan ban on race in college admissions illegal

BY DAVID ASHENFELTER ANDDAWSON BELLA federal appeals court today struck down Proposal 2, the Michigan referendum that banned affirmative action in college admissions, employment and contracting, setting up another U.S. Supreme Court showdown on the issue.“It’s a tremendous victory,” Detroit attorney George Washington said today, shortly after the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a 2-1