Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action

Summary

The Supreme Court held that the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment does not prohibit Michigan's voters from deciding whether to prohibit the consideration of racial preferences in governmental decisions, including university admissions.

Holdings

1. The amendment is constitutional; the judgment of the Sixth Circuit is reversed.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the Michigan constitutional amendment prohibiting race‑based preferences in public university admissions violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Disposition

reversed