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Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, 438 U.S. 265 (1978), was a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that involved a dispute over whether preferential treatment for minorities could reduce educational opportunities for whites without violating the Constitution.
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In the case of Bakke (as well as numerous subsequent cases), the Court said that affirmative action programs that are based simply on the basis of race are unconstitutional. However, affirmative action programs that take race into account as one of the factors to consider, but not the only factor, are permissible.
In the first case involving affirmative action in higher education, the Supreme Court ruled in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978) that the UC Davis medical school admissions program violated the Fourteenth Amendment with the institution of quotas for underrepresented minorities. It did not, however, eliminate race as a ...
The first citation to Bakke uses a short form citation, i.e. "Bakke, 438 U.S. at 277." The first time the case is cited should be long form, with subsequent citations being short form. In other words, the initial citation should read "Regents of the Univ. of Cal. v. Bakke, 438 U.S. 265, 277 (1978)." Short form citations can follow.
Christopher Lynn "Kit" Bakke (born December 23, 1946) [1] is an American activist. In the 1960s, she fought for women's rights and civil rights in addition to protesting the Vietnam War . In college, she helped to establish a new chapter of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). [ 2 ]
Edward Wight Bakke (November 13, 1903 – November 23, 1971) was an American sociology and economics professor at Yale University who achieved prominence in the field of industrial relations. He was a Sterling Professor , [ 1 ] Yale's highest level of academic rank, and served as director of the Yale Labor and Management Center from its ...