Michigan law school victory sets stage for Supreme Court appeal.

From: Detroit Free Press (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune NewsService) | Date: May 14, 2002 | Copyright information

Byline: Maryanne George and Peggy Walsh Sarnecki

DETROIT _ The University of Michigan law school's race-conscious admissions policy is legal, a federal appeals court ruled 5-4 on Tuesday, turning an intense and lengthy campus controversy on its head and setting the stage for an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

``We find that the law school has a compelling state interest in achieving a diverse student body,'' the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati wrote in its opinion. The court cited testimony from school officials which assured them that, ``In considering ...

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