The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld Michigan's affirmative action ban in a 6-2 vote, CNN reports.
In an opinion written by Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, the court acknowledged the ruling was not about how the debate of using racial preferences in college admissions should be resolved, but who should resolve it.
"There is no authority in the Constitution of the United States or in this Court's precedents for this Judiciary to set aside Michigan laws that commit this policy determination to the voters," Justice Kennedy wrote.
The ban was passed in 2006 and supported by 56 percent of Michigan voters. The law prevents colleges from using racial criteria in college admissions.
Michigan universities cannot grant "preferential treatment to any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin."
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