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Affirmative Action Ban in California Upheld

A federal appeals court left intact California’s ban on race-based affirmative action as a means to boost the ranks of minority students in the state university system, throwing out a lawsuit that sought to overturn the policy.

A federal appeals court left intact California’s ban on race-based affirmative action as a means to boost the ranks of minority students in the state university system, throwing out a lawsuit that sought to overturn the policy.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.