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Breaking news: Sixth Circuit strikes down Michigan constitutional amendment on college admissions

Squire Sanders
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USA
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July 1 2011

A divided panel of the Sixth Circuit today struck down an amendment to the Michigan constitution added by voters in 2006 that prohibited Michigan’s public colleges and universities from granting “preferential treatment to any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin.”

Sixth Circuit moves closer to decision on Proposal 2 en banc petition

Squire Sanders
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USA
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August 18 2011

As this blog has previously reported, in late July Michigan's attorney general filed a petition for rehearing en banc in Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration and Immigrant Rights and Fight for Equality by Any Means Necessary v. Regents of the Univ. of Michigan (6th Cir. Nos. 08-1387, 08-1389, 08-1534, 09-1111

En banc briefing complete, oral argument approaches in Michigan affirmative action appeal

Squire Sanders
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USA
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January 25 2012

Last summer, a divided panel of the Sixth Circuit struck down as unconstitutional Proposal 2, which prohibited Michigan’s public colleges and universities from granting “preferential treatment to any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin”

Dismissal of banks’ declaratory judgment action reversed and remanded

Squire Sanders
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USA
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September 27 2012

Starting over four years ago, the City of Cleveland has attempted to deal with its housing foreclosure crisis, in part, by bringing suit against numerous financial institutions whose subprime lending activities the City alleges have contributed to the crisis

En banc court declares Michigan’s Proposal 2 unconstitutional

Squire Sanders
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USA
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November 16 2012

In November 2006, Michigan voters approved, by a 58-to-42 margin, a statewide ballot initiative commonly known as Proposal 2

En banc ruling on Michigan’s Proposal 2 goes to the High Court

Squire Sanders
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USA
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March 25 2013

This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court accepted certiorari on a case that the Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog has been watching since July 2011: Coalition

Tennessee ballot ruling goes to the Sixth Circuit

Squire Sanders
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USA
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March 15 2012

On March 13, 2012, the Attorney General of Tennessee, acting on behalf of the State's Secretary of State and Coordinator of Elections, appealed to the Sixth Circuit in an election dispute underway in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee