Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

T Statman Kluch ENG 102 Period 4 1 May 2015 Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978) Introduction Race equality has been an arduous issue in the United States. Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978) is a landmark Supreme Court case that brought scrutiny to racial discrimination in the college admission process. The Encyclopedia Of Law And Higher Education introduces the discussion of the University of California at Davis’ special minority admissions policy at their

S.C.O.T.U.S. Legal Brief Justin Kaye Period 2 May 2015 Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1976) Facts of the case: In the early 1970’s UC Davis decided to have a dual admissions program for their medical school. The purpose of having two admissions programs in one would be for regular students and the other one would be for “disadvantaged” students. Minority applicants could now say they were “disadvantaged” so they were put in the special pool which would make it easy for them to

The Regents of the University of California v. Bakke case in 1978 explored the issue surrounding a young white man’s rejection from UC Davis’ Medical School when students with lower grades than him were accepted through a minority benefits program. The young man, Allan Bakke, was rejected in two successive years before filing suit in the Superior Court of Yolo County, arguing that he had to be accepted to the school since those with grades lower than him had been accepted through the benefits program

the plaintiff, Allan Bakke, decided to sue the defendant, University of California, on the basis of the fourteenth amendment and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Allan Bakke claimed that the University of California’s quota system on minorities was violating the fourteenth amendment while also saying that he was getting discriminated against because of his skin color or a case of reverse discrimination (Stewart 2014). His case first went to the Yolo County, California district court where

admissions approach. Although Harvard may have violated an ethical code, they are not in violation of the Constitution. Several court cases have set a precedent for universities using affirmative action programs in their admissions process to create a diverse class, such as Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978) and Grutter v. Bollinger (2003). In addition, there is little basis for the claim that Harvard holds Asian Americans to higher standards. The Supreme Court has set a precedent

found that 59% of African Americans, 53% of Hispanics, and 22% of whites agree that minorities should get preferential treatment (Stewart). Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978) called into question the application of the 14th amendment in rejecting Allan Bakke admission to the University of California Medical School at Davis. Allan Bakke was a 35 year old white man who was denied

Therefore, it has been in the Supreme Court's hands many times to impact Civil Rights: Loving v. Virginia, Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, and Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (“Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes at BrainyQuote.com”). In the Loving v. Virginia

in the Supreme Court concerning colored races were unjustly ruled during the Civil Rights movement: Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, Loving v. Virginia, Regents of the University of California v. Bakke. In the case of Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, Swann did not think that it was fair to segregate students in school. Furthermore,

Discrimination in College/University Admissions There can be many factors that determine whether or not you can get into a college. Do you have the grades, are you involved in your community, have you been convicted. Many questions like those listed above have been commonly asked to applicants who apply for major colleges universities. However, you are never asked your ethnicity during an interview, usually they give you an application to fill out and they have a space that allows you to check

But one things for sure, is that the affirmative action has changed intensely since the Bakke case. Many people agree that the affirmative action is helpful and (in this case) in bringing African Americans into their schools if they have the correct records (Banfield 107-109). By the time that the Bakke case had passed, many people had different opinions on the outcome. Some preferred it stay the same as it was before, and others preferred how