Appeals court to review repeal of Michigan's affirmative action ban

The Detroit Free Press
5:31 PM, Sep. 9, 2011
BY DAVID JESSE
DETROIT FREE PRESS EDUCATION WRITER

A federal appeals court has agreed to reconsider its July ruling that struck down the state ban on racial preferences in public education, state Attorney General Bill Schuette announced Friday afternoon.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th District said it will reconsider the matter based on a request from Schuette for an “en banc” review, meaning the full court will consider the case and not just a three-judge panel.
Wayne State University law professor Peter Henning said the decision is significant because it means “there are enough judges troubled by the earlier panel decision that they want to look at it.

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