Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20140423:06:01:00
While not taking a position on the constitutionality of affirmative action itself, the court says states have a right to vote on whether or not to ban it. justice anthony kennedy wrote for the majority saying quote, there is no authority in the constitution of the united states or in this court's precedence for the judiciary to set aside michigan laws that commit this policy determination to the voters. deliberative debate on sensitive issues such as racial preferences all too often may shade into rancor, but that does not justify removing certain court determined issues from the voters' reach...