21 November 2013
Jennifer Gratz, the lead plaintiff in the landmark case Gratz v. Bollinger that challenged affirmative action at the University of Michigan and co-founder of the XIV Foundation and Equal Protection Advocates, discusses the case currently before the U.S. Supreme Court challenging Michigan's constitutional ban on racial preferences, Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, and her efforts to end programs in public education, employment and contracting that grant preferential treatment based on race or sex.
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