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  2. 1996 California Proposition 209 - Wikipedia

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    Proposition 209 (also known as the California Civil Rights Initiative or CCRI) is a California ballot proposition which, upon approval in November 1996, amended the state constitution to prohibit state governmental institutions from considering race, sex, or ethnicity, specifically in the areas of public employment, public contracting, and ...

  3. 'We're really worried': What do colleges do now after ...

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    At UCLA, the number and share of California first-year Black and Latino students fully rebounded by 2021 from the precipitous fall after Proposition 209. Black students grew to number 346, or 7.6% ...

  4. Affirmative action in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This legislatively referred initiative appeared on the November 2020 ballot and asked California voters whether to repeal 1996's Proposition 209 and reintroduce affirmative action to the state. It was defeated with 57% of voters voting against it. Florida Idaho Massachusetts. 1998 – Wessmann v. Gittens 160 F.3d 790 (1st Cir. 1998)

  5. Reaction to the verdict in the O. J. Simpson criminal trial

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    The passage of California Proposition 209 in 1996 that ended affirmative action in the state is also attributed to the verdict as well because it resulted in declining empathy towards issues of racial discrimination and civil rights among White Americans.

  6. Backlash to affirmative action hits pioneering maternal ... - AOL

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    In California, a voter initiative, Proposition 209, has prohibited race-based selection in public education and employment since 1996. California Assemblymember Mia Bonta ...

  7. Senate Constitutional Amendment 5 - Wikipedia

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    Senate Constitutional Amendment 5 ( SCA 5) was introduced by California State Senator Edward Hernandez to the California State Senate on December 3, 2012. [1] This initiative would ask voters to consider eliminating California Proposition 209 's ban on the use of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in recruitment, admissions, and ...

  8. 2020 California Proposition 16 - Wikipedia

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    Proposition 16 would have repealed 1996 California Proposition 209 which amended the California constitution and prohibits government institutions from considering race, sex, or ethnicity, specifically in the areas of public employment, public contracting, and public education. Before Proposition 209, state and local entities had policies and ...

  9. California moves closer to requiring new pollutant-warning ...

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    May 13, 2024 at 5:58 PM. SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could require all new gas stoves sold in the state to carry a label warning users about pollutants they can release that have been ...