Legal Opinion
Coalition for Economic Equity v. Wilson
District Court, N.D. California
Decided December 23, 1996No. C 96-4024 TEHPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND ORDER RE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
THELTON E. HENDERSON, Chief Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
This action presents a challenge to the constitutionality of newly-enacted Article 1, section 31 of the California Constitution. This measure, which appeared on the ballot as Proposition 209, was passed by the California' electorate on November 5, 1996. It provides in relevant part as follows:
The state shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation…
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