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added a paragraph referrencing a recent supreme court announcement which has brought afirmative action back into public spotlight. Not sure if I did the reference link correctly or not.
On August 28, 2007 the United States Commission on Civil Rights released a report that determined that affirmative action can be harmful to minority law school students because students admitted through affirmative action programs are more likely to be unprepared and are thus being set up for failure.<ref>[http://www.usccr.gov/press/2007/AALS82807.pdf U.S. Civil Rights Commission Warns That Affirmative Action Might Harm Minority Law Students]</ref>
On August 28, 2007 the United States Commission on Civil Rights released a report that determined that affirmative action can be harmful to minority law school students because students admitted through affirmative action programs are more likely to be unprepared and are thus being set up for failure.<ref>[http://www.usccr.gov/press/2007/AALS82807.pdf U.S. Civil Rights Commission Warns That Affirmative Action Might Harm Minority Law Students]</ref>
In March of 2013, affirmative action was brought back into the public eye as the United States Supreme Court announced it's decision to review the constitutionality of Michigan's voter-enacted law barring schools within the state from giving "preferential treatment" to students on the basis of race.<ref>[http://www.freep.com/article/20130331/NEWS15/130331005/Michigan-affirmative-action-ban-college-admissions-under-scrutiny-Supreme-Court-review]</ref>
==See Also==
==See Also==