http://michiganradio.org en http://michiganradio.org/post/federal-appeals-court-strikes-down-michigan-affirmative-action-ban <p><strong>Update 4:03 p.m.</strong></p><p>A full panel of the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals <a href="http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/12a0386p-06.pdf">ruled that Michigan's constitutional ban on affirmative action does not hold up under the U.S. Constitution's equal protection clause</a> (14th amendment).</p><p>Last year's Sixth Circuit ruling was 2-1. An appeal was made to a full panel of judges.</p><p>Today's ruling striking the ban down was 8-7.</p> Thu, 15 Nov 2012 21:03:46 +0000 The Associated Press and Mark Brush 9940 at http://michiganradio.org Federal appeals court strikes down Michigan affirmative action ban