Gratz v. Bollinger

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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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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
constitutionalProvisionInterpreted Fourteenth Amendment
surface form: Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
country United States of America
surface form: United States
decisionDate 2003-06-23
dissentingJustice David H. Souter
John Paul Stevens
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
distinguishedFrom Grutter v. Bollinger
docketNumber 02-516
hasJurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
surface form: 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
Antonin Scalia
Clarence Thomas
Sandra Day O’Connor
William H. Rehnquist
languageOfProceeding English
legalIssue Equal Protection Clause
surface form: Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

use of race in undergraduate admissions
locationOfInstitution Ann Arbor
surface form: 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
policyFeatureChallenged automatic 20-point bonus for underrepresented minority applicants
programTypeChallenged undergraduate admissions point system
relatedCase Grutter v. Bollinger
respondent Lee Bollinger
surface form: Lee C. Bollinger

University of Michigan
resultForPolicy University of Michigan undergraduate admissions policy struck down
subjectMatter racial classifications in education
yearArgued 2003

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Equal Protection Clause basisFor Gratz v. Bollinger
Grutter v. Bollinger rearguedWith Gratz v. Bollinger
Grutter v. Bollinger relatedCase Gratz v. Bollinger
Fisher I relatedCase Gratz v. Bollinger
Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action (dissent on affirmative action) relatedToCase Gratz v. Bollinger
this entity surface form: Gratz v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 244 (2003)
Lee Bollinger notableWork Gratz v. Bollinger
Jennifer Gratz knownFor Gratz v. Bollinger
Jennifer Gratz partyTo Gratz v. Bollinger