▁opposed ▁the ▁policy ▁before ▁the ▁court ▁issued ▁a ▁r uling . ▁The ▁court ▁found ▁that ▁race ▁may ▁be ▁considered ▁as ▁a ▁factor ▁in ▁university ▁adm issions ▁in ▁all ▁public ▁univers ities ▁and ▁private ▁univers ities ▁that ▁accept ▁federal ▁fund ing . ▁But , ▁it ▁ruled ▁that ▁a ▁point ▁system ▁was ▁un const itution al . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁case , ▁the ▁court ▁u ph eld ▁the ▁Law ▁School ▁adm issions ▁policy , ▁while ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁it ▁ruled ▁against ▁the ▁university ' s ▁under grad uate ▁adm issions ▁policy . ▁ ▁The ▁debate ▁continued ▁because ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Michigan ▁vot ers ▁passed ▁Pro pos al ▁ 2 , ▁b anning ▁most ▁aff irm ative ▁action ▁in ▁university ▁adm issions . ▁Under ▁that ▁law , ▁race , ▁gender , ▁and ▁national ▁origin ▁can ▁no ▁longer ▁be ▁considered ▁in ▁adm issions . ▁U - M ▁and ▁other ▁organizations ▁were ▁granted ▁a ▁stay ▁from ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁law ▁soon ▁after ▁that ▁refer endum . ▁This ▁allowed ▁time ▁for ▁pro ponents ▁of ▁aff irm ative ▁action ▁to ▁decide ▁legal ▁and ▁constitution al ▁options ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁initi ative ▁results . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁ruled ▁in ▁Sch u ette ▁v . ▁Co al ition ▁to ▁Def end ▁Aff irm ative ▁Action ▁that ▁Pro pos al ▁ 2 ▁did ▁not ▁viol ate ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Constitution . ▁The ▁adm issions ▁office ▁states ▁that ▁it ▁will ▁attempt ▁to ▁achieve ▁a ▁diverse ▁student ▁body ▁by