In Michigan, a federal judge has granted universities a temporary reprieve to continue practicing affirmative action despite a voter-approved ban that was to take effect this Friday. The universities had argued banning affirmative action immediately would have complicated their admissions process for the next fall. The judge extended the deadline until July 1 of next year. As the delay was announced, civil rights groups including the NAACP and the ACLU announced they have filed suit to make the reprieve permanent.