It looks like another set of judges has found a way around the will of the people.
In 1996, 54 percent of California voters said yes to Proposition 209, a constitutional amendment barring state and local governments from granting preferences to and discriminating against individuals or groups in public employment, public education, or public contracting based on factors like race and sex.
On March 17, California’s First District Court of Appeal ruled that the Berkeley Unified School District’s student assignment plan, which takes race into account, does not violate California’s ban on racial preferences.
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