Regents+of+University+of+California+v+Bakke


 * __Plessy V. Ferguson__ **
 * Argued: Oct 12, 1977 **
 * Decided: June 26, 1978 **

//**A Case Involving**//: __ Affarmative action being used in order to redress the longstanding minority exclusions from the medical professions which leds to the unfair advantaged minorities have over whites. __

__ Allan Bakke was denied twice to the University of California Medical School at Davis due to the fact the school reserved 16 places in each entering class for qualifed minorities. Bakke had qualification much higher than those of the minorities but he was denied twice due to the fact he was white. __ __ If the the university had the right to use Affirmative action giving minorities an upper-hand while leaving the majority (whites) in an unfair disadvantage. __
 * //Background:// **
 * //Main Issue Presented to the CourtI// **

//**Case before Court**// Bakke: Filed suit based soly on racial inequality and denial of rights School: Stated their special admissions program was completely lawful


 * //Decision: 5// **__ votes for Bakke, 4 votes against __

Without their being a single majority opinion it was decided that Bakke was wronged due to the use of the racial quota which violated the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment. Still the idea of affirmative action was not shutdown.
 * //Majority reasons:// **

// **Dissents reasons:** // They felt that the use of race as acriterion for admission decisions was completely legal and a constitutionally acceptable.

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