He has also announced that he will oppose in the Supreme Court a University of Michigan affirmative action plan aimed at increasing the number of minorities who attend college.

BBC: Bush swings to the right

As Governor Jeb Bush delivered Florida's annual state-of-the-state address on March 7th, 11, 000 angry protesters on the steps of the Capitol in Tallahassee denounced his One Florida Initiative, a plan to end affirmative action racial preference for non-Asian minorities in admitting students to the state's public universities.

ECONOMIST: Affirmative action in Florida

Such experiences are why some black Colombians support a government plan to present an affirmative-action bill to Congress later this year.

ECONOMIST: Black Colombians suffer ��structural discrimination��

From there, the debate opened up in a free-for all between the Democratic rivals, as Bradley charged that Gore tried to end affirmative action programs and Gore asserted that Bradley's health care plan would leave millions of minorities without health insurance.

CNN: Gore deflects Bradley's attacks during Democratic debate

It reasoned that the doctrine prohibits Congress from requiring states to take affirmative actions to implement a federal regulatory plan, and distinguishes that type of plan from PASPA, which restricts action (in the form of sports gambling) instead of forcing action by the State of New Jersey.

FORBES: Department Of Justice Steps Into Fight Over Sports Gambling In New Jersey