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Regents of the University of California v. Allan Bakke

Regents of the University of California v. Allan Bakke. 438 U.S. 265, 98 S.Ct. 2733 Argued October 12, 1977 Decided June 28, 1978. Name: Allan Bakke WHITE MALE Interview: Student: 94 Faculty: 86 Overall GPA: 3.46 Science GPA: 3.44 MCAT Scores: Verbal: 96 Quantitative: 94

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Regents of the University of California v. Allan Bakke

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  1. Regents of the University of California v. Allan Bakke 438 U.S. 265, 98 S.Ct. 2733 Argued October 12, 1977 Decided June 28, 1978

  2. Name: Allan Bakke WHITE MALE Interview: Student: 94 Faculty: 86 Overall GPA: 3.46 Science GPA: 3.44 MCAT Scores: Verbal: 96 Quantitative: 94 Science: 97 Gen. Info.: 72 Also Includes: Interviewer Summaries Letters of Recommendation Extracurricular Activities Biographical Data Total Benchmark Score: 468/500 (1973) 549/600 (1974) Medical School Application

  3. Admissions Committee Average Scores of Admitted Students 100 seats--2 pools: 84 Regular Admissions 16 Special Admissions 3,737 applicants

  4. UC Regents EPC not for members of the white majority Not a quota: no floor or ceiling Special admissions program serves state interests of diversity (specifically rights past wrongs and increases minorities in medicine Harvard and Princeton use race in admissions University AUTONOMY in admissions process (First Amendment) Bakke Program is in violation of the EPC of 14th amendment Equal is equal; strict scrutiny not a factor 16 minority seats = quota: White applicants excluded from those 16 seats - all 100 open to minorities UC Davis Med School cannot prove he wouldn’t be admitted (if no special program) Arguments

  5. In the words of Allan Bakke

  6. Legal Issues • Were Bakke’s rights under the 14th Amendment Equal Protection Clause, the CA State Constitution and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, violated by the UC Davis Medical School special admissions program? • Should Bakke be admitted to the Medical School? • Can race be used in admissions decisions?

  7. Justice Powell Holding Court produced 6 separate opinions The court affirmed that the special admissions program was illegal.   The court reversed the previous decision of the lower courts, by stating that race may be one of a number of factors considered by schools in admissions applications. PLURALITY

  8. 1978, Allan Bakke ADMITTED to UC DAVIS School of Medicine Dr. Allan Bakke Graduating CLASS of 1982

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