The system uses preferences, and was chosen to attempt to give adequate representation to the different sectarian groups in Northern Ireland.

It's now unconstitutional in Michigan to use racial preferences in public education, contracting or hiring.

Only about 20 percent of the nation's colleges - the prestigious ones that everyone has heard of - even use preferences to a significant degree.

The Court rejected the Administration's arguments against using such preferences.

According to Technology Review, Jaime "is a leader in using data about people's knowledge, preferences, and habits to help them manage information."

Walkshed.org, an online walkability mapping application using personal preferences.

He voted against a bill that would have prohibited colleges and universities from using racial preferences in admissions.

But the fear of showing unbalanced numbers to government monitors has, in the past, led employers to play it safe by using preferences and quotas.

For the most part, schools would prefer to choose standards and diversity, using racial preferences to create a diverse class while keeping standards relatively high.

The President tried to make the case that the police regularly use racial preferences.