LANSING, Mich., Sept. 11 (UPI) -- A U.S. appeals court declined Monday to remove an anti-affirmative action initiative from the ballot in Michigan.
A pro-affirmative action group, By Any Means Necessary, argued that supporters of the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative used illegal means to get it on the ballot, including collecting invalid signatures, the Detroit Free Press reported.
"It's time to let the voters decide," said Jennifer Gratz, campaign director for the initiative. "I hope the opposition will now focus on the issue ... and stop the scare tactics."
The appeals court denied an injunction that would have removed the initiative from the ballot, finding that the anti-initiative forces have little chance of succeeding in their lawsuit.
