Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

E15486

United States Supreme Court case constitutional law case equal protection case landmark affirmative action case

Regents of the University of California v. Bakke is a landmark 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down rigid racial quotas in university admissions while upholding the constitutionality of using race as one factor among many to foster diversity.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Supreme Court case → constitutional law case → equal protection case → landmark affirmative action case →
areaOfLaw	civil rights law → education law →
arguedDate	1977-10-12 →
citation	438 U.S. 265 →
concurrenceBy	Byron R. White → Harry A. Blackmun → Lewis F. Powell Jr. → Thurgood Marshall → William J. Brennan Jr. →
constitutionalProvisionInterpreted	Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution →
court	Supreme Court of the United States →
decisionDate	1978-06-28 →
dissentBy	John Paul Stevens → Potter Stewart → Warren E. Burger → William H. Rehnquist →
fullName	Regents of the University of California v. Bakke →
holding	Allan Bakke must be admitted to the University of California, Davis School of Medicine → Race may be considered as one factor among many in university admissions → Rigid racial quotas in admissions violate the Equal Protection Clause → The specific special admissions program at UC Davis School of Medicine was unconstitutional →
impact	established diversity in higher education as a compelling interest → limited the use of rigid racial quotas in admissions →
issue	constitutionality of racial quotas in university admissions → use of race as a factor in admissions decisions →
jurisdiction	United States federal law →
legalRule	Achieving a diverse student body can be a compelling governmental interest → Race-conscious admissions policies must be narrowly tailored → Racial classifications in admissions are subject to strict scrutiny →
locationOfLowerCourt	California →
majorityOpinionBy	Lewis F. Powell Jr. →
opinionType	plurality opinion →
originatingCourt	Supreme Court of California →
pageInUnitedStatesReports	265 →
partyRoleOfAllanBakke	white male applicant to medical school →
petitioner	Regents of the University of California →
programChallenged	special admissions program for minority applicants at UC Davis School of Medicine →
quotaDescription	16 of 100 seats reserved for minority applicants →
rearguedDate	1978-03-14 →
relatedInstitution	University of California, Davis School of Medicine →
respondent	Allan Bakke →
shortName	Bakke →
statuteInterpreted	Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 →
subjectMatter	Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment → Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 → affirmative action in higher education admissions →
subsequentCaseInfluenced	Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin → Gratz v. Bollinger → Grutter v. Bollinger →
volumeOfUnitedStatesReports	438 →
yearDecided	1978 →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Equal Protection Clause →	basisFor
Grutter v. Bollinger →	followedPrecedent
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke →	fullName
Bakke →	hasFullName
United States Supreme Court cases of the Burger Court →	hasNotableCase
Bakke ("influenced later affirmative action cases such as Gratz v. Bollinger") →	impact
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution →	keyCase
Allan Bakke →	notableFor
Lewis F. Powell Jr. ("majority opinion in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke") →	notableWork
Allan Bakke →	partyTo
Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin →	relatedCase
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 →	relatedCaseLaw
Bakke →	shortFor