Prohibiting affirmative action violates equal protection?

Does a Mich. amendment prohibiting affirmative action violate equal protection? More

The Supreme Court heard arguments on whether Michigan voters can pass a law that prohibits racial preference in college admissions. Gwen Ifill gets background from Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal, plus views from Lee Bollinger of Columbia University and Joshua Thompson, an attorney with the Pacific Legal Foundation.

AIR DATE 10/15/13