in our washington studio, amanda frost. and in sacramento, california, ward connolly, founder and president of the american civil rights institute. professor frost, whatever the merits of the decision did yesterday's ruling make it easier for states to use an outright ban on race-conscious decision making around decisions. >> yes, the answer is certainly did, but i want to make cheer what the decision did not do. it did not strike down affirmative action for prevent states who would like to incorporate affirmative action. with the opinion held with the equal protection clause of the constitution, it does not bar a state like michigan from banning the use of race-based admission policy . >> in those other states, are they right now untouched by this decision? >> no, this decision clearly sweeps as most supreme court decisions do, most broadly. those states who have already done this or in the future would like to put something in their constitution or state laws that ban the use of affirmative action by their public universi