<P> The Michigan Civil Rights Initiative (MCRI), or Proposal 2 (Michigan 06 - 2), was a ballot initiative in the U.S. state of Michigan that passed into Michigan Constitutional law by a 58% to 42% margin on November 7, 2006, according to results officially certified by the Michigan Secretary of State . By Michigan law, the Proposal became law on December 22, 2006 . MCRI was a citizen initiative aimed at stopping discrimination based on race, color, sex, or religion in admission to colleges, jobs, and other publicly funded institutions--effectively prohibiting affirmative action by public institutions based on those factors . The Proposal's constitutionality was challenged in federal court, but its constitutionality was ultimately upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States . </P> <P> On 21 March 2008, Judge David M. Lawson of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan dismissed a case filed by plaintiffs challenging the constitutionality of Proposal 2 . Judge Lawson held that Proposal 2 does not violate the United States Constitution . </P>

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