Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1978-06-28

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*269 Mr. Justice Powell announced the judgment of the Court. This case presents a challenge to the special admissions program of the petitioner, the Medical School of the University of California at Davis, which is designed to assure the admis *270 sion of a specified number of students from certain…

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