Regents of the University of California v. Bakke. Research Paper
Facts of the case
Allan Bakke, a thirty-five-year-old white man, had twice applied for admission to the University of California Medical School at Davis. He was rejected both times. The school reserved sixteen places in each entering class of one hundred for "qualified" minorities, as part of the university's affirmative action program, in an effort to redress longstanding, unfair minority exclusions from the medical profession. Bakke's qualifications (college GPA and test scores) exceeded those of any of the minority students admitted in the two years Bakke's applications were rejected. Bakke contended, first in the California courts, then in the Supreme Court, that he was excluded from admission solely on the basis of race.
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Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
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Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
In Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, Allan Bakke filed a suit against the University Of California Medical School for being rejected twice, and he argued that his exclusion was solely based on race. The U.S. Supreme Court held that it was unconstitutional for the university to base its admission process on racial “quotas” (oyez.org, 2018). However, in certain circumstances, it was constitutional for an institution to utilize the concept of affirmative action to admit more minority students. The court terminated the program that had been implemented by the university since it violated the rights of white people and it ordered the admission of Bakke. However, according to the facts of this case, it can be concluded that the ruling of the court did not have a single majo...
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