Michigan constitutional amendment banning race-based preferences in public education

Target entity: Michigan constitutional amendment banning race-based preferences in public education
Context triple: [Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action (dissent on affirmative action), opposes, Michigan constitutional amendment banning race-based preferences in public education]

• A. Gratz v. Bollinger
  Gratz v. Bollinger is a 2003 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down the University of Michigan’s undergraduate affirmative action admissions policy as violating the Equal Protection Clause by awarding automatic points based on race.
• B. Grutter v. Bollinger
  Grutter v. Bollinger is a landmark 2003 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the limited use of race as one factor in holistic law school admissions to promote educational diversity.
• C. Abood v. Detroit Board of Education
  Abood v. Detroit Board of Education was a 1977 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of mandatory public-sector union agency fees from nonmembers under the First Amendment.
• D. Plyler v. Doe
  Plyler v. Doe is a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held states cannot deny free public education to children based on their immigration status, recognizing such exclusion as a violation of the Equal Protection Clause.
• E. Board of Education v. Pico
  Board of Education v. Pico is a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court case in which a divided Court held that public school boards may not remove books from school libraries simply because they dislike the ideas contained in them, recognizing students’ limited First Amendment right to receive information.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Michigan constitutional amendment banning race-based preferences in public education
Target entity description: The Michigan constitutional amendment banning race-based preferences in public education is a voter-approved change to the state constitution that prohibits public universities and schools from considering race in admissions and related decisions, effectively ending affirmative action in those institutions.

• A. Gratz v. Bollinger
  Gratz v. Bollinger is a 2003 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down the University of Michigan’s undergraduate affirmative action admissions policy as violating the Equal Protection Clause by awarding automatic points based on race.
• B. Grutter v. Bollinger
  Grutter v. Bollinger is a landmark 2003 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the limited use of race as one factor in holistic law school admissions to promote educational diversity.
• C. Abood v. Detroit Board of Education
  Abood v. Detroit Board of Education was a 1977 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of mandatory public-sector union agency fees from nonmembers under the First Amendment.
• D. Plyler v. Doe
  Plyler v. Doe is a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held states cannot deny free public education to children based on their immigration status, recognizing such exclusion as a violation of the Equal Protection Clause.
• E. Board of Education v. Pico
  Board of Education v. Pico is a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court case in which a divided Court held that public school boards may not remove books from school libraries simply because they dislike the ideas contained in them, recognizing students’ limited First Amendment right to receive information.
• F. None of above. chosen