Gratz v. Bollinger

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United States Supreme Court case affirmative action case equal protection case

Gratz v. Bollinger is a 2003 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down the University of Michigan’s undergraduate affirmative action admissions policy as violating the Equal Protection Clause by awarding automatic points based on race.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Supreme Court case → affirmative action case → equal protection case →
appliedStandardOfReview	strict scrutiny →
arguedDate	2003-04-01 → 2003-04-02 →
citation	539 U.S. 244 →
comparedWith	Grutter v. Bollinger →
concerns	University of Michigan undergraduate admissions policy → affirmative action in higher education →
concurringInJudgmentJustice	Stephen G. Breyer NERFINISHED →
constitutionalProvisionInterpreted	Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution →
country	United States →
decisionDate	2003-06-23 →
dissentingJustice	David H. Souter NERFINISHED → John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED → Ruth Bader Ginsburg →
distinguishedFrom	Grutter v. Bollinger →
docketNumber	02-516 →
hasJurisdiction	United States Supreme Court →
holding	University of Michigan’s undergraduate admissions policy violated the Equal Protection Clause → automatic distribution of points to underrepresented minorities in admissions is unconstitutional → the admissions policy was not narrowly tailored to achieve diversity →
joinedMajorityJustice	Anthony M. Kennedy NERFINISHED → Antonin Scalia NERFINISHED → Clarence Thomas NERFINISHED → Sandra Day O’Connor → William H. Rehnquist →
languageOfProceeding	English →
legalIssue	Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment → use of race in undergraduate admissions →
locationOfInstitution	Ann Arbor, Michigan →
majorityOpinionBy	William H. Rehnquist →
majorityVote	6–3 →
originatingCourt	United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit →
petitioner	Jennifer Gratz → Patrick Hamacher NERFINISHED →
policyFeatureChallenged	automatic 20-point bonus for underrepresented minority applicants →
programTypeChallenged	undergraduate admissions point system →
relatedCase	Grutter v. Bollinger →
respondent	Lee C. Bollinger → University of Michigan →
resultForPolicy	University of Michigan undergraduate admissions policy struck down →
subjectMatter	racial classifications in education →
yearArgued	2003 →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin → Grutter v. Bollinger → Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 →	relatedCase
Equal Protection Clause →	basisFor
Grutter v. Bollinger →	rearguedWith
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke →	subsequentCaseInfluenced