2010: Arizona Bans Affirmative Action

Arizona votes approve Prop 107 which bans "affirmative action programs that give preferential treatment to or discriminate against any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education or public contracting."

The decision follows similar policies in Michigan, Nebraska, Washington, and California. The state of California upheld their 14-year-long ban on affirmative action in Proposition 209, where the state Supreme Court said it infringed on civil rights protected under federal law.