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In Michigan -- a victory for supporters of affirmative action. But opposition says the fight isn’t over yet.

Here’s FOX news:

“Michigan's ban on affirmative action gets struck down by a Federal appeals court. In a 2-1 decision, the court ruled that Michigan’s ‘Proposal 2,’ which bans affirmative action in college admission and employment applications unfairly burdens racial minorities and violates the US Constitution. The state says it will appear.”

In 2006, voters passed the measure with 58% supporting the ban. Called “Proposal 2,” it prohibited public institutions from giving “preferential treatment to any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin.”

But the Detroit Free Press explains, the battle over equality started even before that:

“The ballot proposal was prompted by a long legal fight brought by three white students who claimed to have been denied admission because of racial preferences in UM admissions. The Supreme Court ruled narrowly in favor of the universities in 2003.”

Detroit ABC affiliate WXYZ hit the streets to find out what the people of Michigan think.

STREET INTERVIEW 1: “I think its important for every student to have equal opportunity to go to a school like this, because without systems put in place to promote diversity, everybody here would look the same..."

STREET INTERVIEW 2: "Skin color, who you sleep with, what religion you follow should have absolutely noting to do with what jobs, or what schools you get accepted into.”

And despite Friday’s victory -- WJBK reports -- Michigan’s Attorney General, Bill Schuette, is promising a fight.
 
“There's a lot of legal action ahead for this issue. The attorney general is appealing the decision. He says until the appeal process is over, Prop 2 will continue to be recognized in the state of Michigan.”

Finally -- The New York Times reports Michigan isn’t the only state debating the initiative. Both Texas and California have also seen cases on the issue. The Times predicts:

“In the end, the issue is likely to return to the United States Supreme Court, which last considered the question in two 2003 cases involving the University of Michigan.”

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