San Francisco Gate
Bob Egelko, Chronicle Staff Writer
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
More than 15 years after California voters approved a ban on affirmative action based on race or gender preferences, a new challenge to Proposition 209 has reached a federal appeals court - and the challengers this time include Gov. Jerry Brown.
Prop. 209 "imposes unique political burdens on minorities" and violates the constitutional guarantee of equal protection, Brown's lawyers from the attorney general's office told the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, which will hear arguments Feb. 13.
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