Rep. Dick Gephardt of Missouri, a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School who intends to seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004, said he would file a brief in support of the university's program.
"I believe affirmative action is an essential tool in expanding educational opportunities to minorities," he said.
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