The Supreme Court’s response was a rare "split the baby" decision: When the Supreme Court first ruled on affirmative action
The End of an Era: Unpacking the Bakke Decision and What Comes Next bakke decision
The case began when Allan Bakke, a white applicant, was twice rejected from the UC Davis Medical School. The school had a "special admissions program" that reserved 16 out of 100 seats specifically for minority applicants. Bakke argued this violated the of the 14th Amendment. The Supreme Court’s response was a rare "split
For decades, the standard for diversity in higher education was set by a single, fractured Supreme Court ruling: . It was the case that simultaneously saved and restricted affirmative action, creating a legal tightrope that universities walked for 45 years. a white applicant