And that's a fair approximation of the damage they sustained.
Michigan: Affirmative Action Suit Settled
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A lawsuit that prompted a 2003 Supreme Court decision over affirmative action admissions policies at the University of Michigan has been settled, concluding a nearly decade-long battle. The university will pay $10,000 each to the lead plaintiffs, Jennifer Gratz and Patrick Hamacher, to cover miscellaneous costs, both sides said. In exchange, the two agreed to drop all claims under a nearly 40,000-member class-action lawsuit against the university over its former affirmative action admissions policies. In June 2003, the Supreme Court upheld a general affirmative action policy at Michigan’s law school but struck down its undergraduate formula, which awarded admission points based on race. Ms. Gratz and Mr. Hamacher had sued over the undergraduate formula. In November, Michigan voters approved a ban on the use of race and gender preferences in university admissions and government hiring.
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Hell with the $10,000 these
Hell with the $10,000 these folks did better than the Hopwood girl of the University of Texas Law School anti-Affirmative action case. In it, the judge either awarded them nothing, or virtually nothing, considering all of the damage they did to Black enrollment in those school affected by the 5th circuit.
What I find quite facinating with these particular cases is that never sue white students admitted to the schools in question, who had, obviously, less qualifications than they themselves. Somehow it's always the .... . To me it's just a sign of the inherent racial hatred and perniciousness of it all.
The two 10k awards are for
The two 10k awards are for expenses, i.e. lawyer's fees. As for the plaintiffs, their 15 minutes is over.