California's ban of gay marriage from popular vote - exhibiting initiated constitutional law governance.

Defense of Marriage Act - identified population supporting directed efforts to full partnership insurance & benefit coverage, etc - USA constitutional & religious factions: male/female w/procreation basis.

Michigan law barring public universities from considering race as an admissions factor, basically a review of affirmative action - Affirmative action was designed given the 1960's civil rights outcome - the appointed governance deemed affirmative action for only a 20 year period & with projected positive outcome - ergo, it could be that Michigan has decided upon the affirmative action & twenty year ruling - at times there are USA public universities that yet consider the racial profile independently for entrance based upon over all low racial student numbers with profile academic excellence & sports recognitions, etc.