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a student comes in -- two students come into the admissions committee. one says -- and the admissions committee says -- we have one question for you, one question for you since you're here to talk about a legitimate -- a legitimate factor in pursuit of diversity. here's the question -- do you want to talk about your race, your race in the context of other factors? and if the answer is yes, that student is shown the door, told go raise between $5 and $15 million, repeal prop 2 and then you can come back to make -- make the case. whereas the student who says, no, i've just got another legitimate factor, maybe geography. maybe alumni confections -- connections, whatever that is, that person is permitted to make the case. it is a racial distinction. now, chief justice roberts, you're certainly onto something in terms of are there race- neutral methods to get this done? of course there are. the state constitution itself could be altered so that a different committee or a different set of individuals could -- could make the decision that they don't like the wa

a student comes in -- two students come into the admissions committee. says -- and the admissions committee says -- we have one question for you, one question for you since you're here to talk about a legitimate -- a legitimate factor in pursuit of diversity. here's the question -- do you want to talk about your race, your race in the context of other factors? and if the answer is yes, that student is shown the door, told go raise between 5 and $15 million, repeal prop 2 and then you can come back to make -- make the case. whereas the student who says, no, i've just got another legitimate factor, maybe geography. maybe alumni confections -- connections, whatever that is, that person is permitted to make the case. it is a racial distinction. now, chief justice roberts, you're certainly onto something in terms of are there race- neutral methods to get this done? of course there are. the state constitution itself could be altered so that a different committee or a different set of individuals could -- could make the decision that they don't like the way the

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it was a consideration but not the primary driver of that admissions decision. the way the court looked at it. >> but you don't know how the bureaucrats interpret it. >> there are serious protests out there. some people feel like this is really wrong. we still need this in this country. is that an indictment of the country or an honest assessment of the country? >> i think it's the opinion of some people. the way the "wall street journal" editorial page describes this case, that it's a ban on racial discrimination violates the constitutional ban on discrimination. and that this is a decision by the citizens of the state who want to operate on the principles of color blind opportunity, was the way "the journal" represented it. >> i think personally there was a time we had a need for it. i don't think it's been successful at all, to be quite frank with you. i think in some cas it's backfired, and racism exists. i don't know how much more it will exist to the degree that it does. but i think everyone should be on their own merit at this point. >> i think we hope fo

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. >> a long sought legal battle that has brought the issue of race and college admissions to the forefrontit was back in 2006 when 58% of voters passed the amendment to the state constitution after their public universities. that initiative has led to a legal fight pitting michigan's attorney general, who will argue to uphold the ban against the coalition to defend affirmative action. the civil rights activists group who will argue against it. >> i really feel a responsibility. >> kevin gain as professor of history and african-american studies at the university of michigan is among many names in the suit opposed to proposal 2. >> it is a very lonely position to have to feel that you have to fight battles that you had thought had been fought, and won. years ago. >> since proposal 2 took effect, the number of black and latino students entering the state's public universities has dropped by a third. professor gains believed the ban on affirmative action is blocking out diversity. >> there's a misconception out there, that race con, admissions is all about admitting someone based on the color

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a voter approved law that bans any consideration of race in public college admissions.a law detractors say would make jim crowe proud. michigan attorney general joins us tonight. his office is defending the law. that's not from me, mr. attorney general. that's from detractors that say it bans the consideration of race in the admissions process at the michigan college level. what say you? >> listen, first, thank you for the opportunity to be here. congratulations on week two of your show. i'm very confident, megyn, that we and the united states supreme court will uphold michigan's constitution. what we're saying in michigan is that we're requiring equal treatment because it's fundamentally wrong to treat people differently based on the color of your skin, race, gender, and the only thing we're discriminating against is discrippkricrimination itself. >> they say michigan is 80% white. 90% of black voters cast ballots against this law. since michigan is 85% white, there's a gap in political power in that state and therefore you can't just have the voters pass a law saying

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>>> a case before the supreme court today could impact the consideration of race during college admissions. justices are considering whether a voter approved ban in michigan on affirmative action is disk m discriminatory. affirmative action opponents convinced michigan voters in 2006 to outlaw any consideration of race during admissions. critics say the ban is unfair because it keeps universities from considering race and other factors. >> we're not discriminating against anything except discrimination. >> enrollment of african-american and latino students have dropped since that ban took effect. >>> in a rare show of patriotism, that soldier wants to return to active duty. he received the military's highest honor for risking his life to recover bodies and save fellow troops. it happened in 2009. part of that rescue was captured on a medevac's helmet cam. army officials are not sure if a medal of honor recipient has made that request before. >>> there's a lot of pink nowadays. pink is associated with a breast cancer. >> people with breast cancer know it is a year round struggle, which is w

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so when you look at admission processes there are lots of so-called preferences going around. we call them factors. people from different parts of the country, people internationally, athletes, legacies, people with all different kinds of talents and racial and ethnic diversity is one major other things we try to do to have a very rich student body that reflects the array of the human population. and in that, you really get a better educational experience, while also, helping the society achieve the great promise of brown versus board of education. >>ifill: joshua thompson is there even an achievable race neutral alternative? >> i believe there is. i believe states across the country show you can achieve this through racial means, may need to achieve a diversity of perspectives, scholarships to low income areas as texas did last year, they added a top 10% law which allowed anybody that graduated in the top 10% of their class -- >>ifill: but the court didn't. dssments speak to the top 10% law, but the use of race has to be capped when it was achieving such great racial diversit

. >>> more and more recent years schools have been abandoning blind admissions based on whether or not a student can pay. now it looks like one local school hasn't been completely transparent about the process. >> this is bruce johnson on the campus of george washington university in downtown washington. one of the moe expensive colleges in all of the country, there's a controversy going on right now. when is money a factor in whether or not top students get into gw? the cost of attending george washington university is roughly $60,000 per year. gw had been advertising that it was a need blind college, meaning the ability to pay was not a factor in choosing qualified students. >> they were telling people that gw meet blind. whether they look at your application, they aren't considering whether or not you apply for financial aid, how much you'll need to attend. >> student journalists for the gw newspaper got the new admissions director to concede recently that the school moved away from the need blind practice. >> this is what we are hearing from gw. you have been accepted, but you're i

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jennifer gratz was denied admission to the university of michigan, you say because you are white.s because of your race? >> well, they're proud of the fact that they use race and admission to help some people into heard others. the university of machinelike i applied -- johnn not prrudly hurt others. they say they help some. >> when i alied to the university of michigan and a point systemn place. you needed 100 point to be accepted. a perfect act score and an applicant to los points, and a standing as sake was one point. you're bck, as bennett, are native american, you're automaticall awarded 20 points, more than a perfect act your sa court. very obvus how much a factor replace. john: you sued over this inicate knledge of t suureme court and won. >> i did. john: firmative action still lives. >> the supreme court said that race preferences cannot be used in a mechanical way.3 the cou not be a point system, but race could be used as a ctor for about another 25 years. john: if i get a job applicant and they are equal, probably would take the black person figuring this person had may

there admission comes as the white house is faced with evidence that hundreds of thousands of americansaps millions will be receiving cancellation notices for their current insurance for not meeting obamacare requirements. first it was the president's former top adviser david axelrod to admitted not everyone will be able to keep their current insurance because of obamacare. then the president's spokesman, jay carney, acknowledged what he refused to admit for years. fox news chief white house correspondent ed henry asked the question that produced the carney admission. that is at the white house tonight with our report. >> after years of president obama palin if you already have health insurance you did your plan no matter what. spokesman jay carney ignores that promises not being kept. >> the dummy the matter of standards. >> the admission came just hours after the president's longtime adviser david axelrod acknowledge some ms nbc. >> the majority of people especially are keeping their plans. the president said this when he was selling them. >> if you like your health care plan he will