This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. This is our western edition. The Supreme Court ruled today that voters may ban racial preferences in deciding who gets into a State College and who doesnt. Affirmative action, as it is known, is still constitutional, but this decision gives voters in each state the final say in whether to allow it. It wasnt close 62, the six being justices roberts, kennedy, scalia, thomas, alito and breyer. Ginsberg and sotomayor dissented. Justice kagan had worked on the case before she joined the court. She didnt vote today. Heres chief Legal Correspondent jan crawford. Reporter for a generation, the battle over affirmative action has been fought here at the Supreme Court, but today, the justices said voters, not judges, could decide the ultimate fate of racial preferences. Upholding michigans ban on affirmative action, Justice Anthony kennedy, writing the main opinion, said the case is not about how the debate about racial preferen
The Federal Way Veterans Monument, situated near the Performing Arts and Event Center (PAEC), plans to set up a display to honor Gold Star Families, including a flag.