Legal Opinion
Coalition for Economic Equity v. Wilson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 8, 1997No. Nos. 97-15030, 97-15031PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether a provision of the California Constitution prohibiting public race and gender preferences violates the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution.
I
A
On November 5, 1996, the people of the State of California adopted the California Civil Rights Initiative as an amendment to their Constitution. The initiative, which appeared on the ballot as Proposition 209, provides in relevant part that
[t]he state shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color,…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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- City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
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3Cited by70 opinions
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- Muhammad v. OliverCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
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