Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
- Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
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(1978)
The U.S. Supreme Court's first major decision on affirmative action. The Court ruled that the University of California could consider race as part of a competitive admissions process as long as it did not use quotas.
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