Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Michigan Religious Leaders Oppose Anti-Affirmative Action Ballot Measure

Today's Detroit Free Press reports that some 300 Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders of will hold a news conference this morning to register their opposition to the so-called Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, a proposal on the ballot in November that, if adopted, would ban affirmative action programs. Yesterday, the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals denied opponents request for an injunction pending appeal in their attempt to keep the proposal off the November ballot.