The University of California Medical School adopted a quota system to diversify its students. They set aside 16 slots out of 100 for minority applicants. They did this in order to have other minorities in the medical community. Allan Bakke was one to disagree with that way of thinking through this process.
Allan Bakke was an applicant of Caucasian descent, whom was denied twice by University of California’s medical school. He not only served in Vietnam but had a higher academic record than most applicants. The case of University of California Regents v. Bakke dealt with racial factors in which they accepted more minority kids into the program, and denied acceptations of applicants of Caucasian origin. Bakke sued the University of California in a state court, that the schools policy violated Title VI of the civil rights act of 1964, and the fourteenth amendment. In counter, the University of California medical school reacted negatively to the lawsuit and proceed to inform the state that there were multiple factors of why they withheld Allan from joining the program, including his interview. The school also rejected other applicants that had even higher academic records than his, but when it all came down to court all of this information was irrelevant.
In time, the state court reached a decision that favored the medical school. They …show more content…
As the progression of the lawsuit continued the University shut down its quota system and appealed to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision, that the state may consider race as a factor on a case-by-case basis. The Court continued by saying that the school violated the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause, and accused of discriminating against Caucasians because they were excluded from 16 out of 100 spots by the virtue of their
Allan Bakke was an applicant of Caucasian descent, whom was denied twice by University of California’s medical school. He not only served in Vietnam but had a higher academic record than most applicants. The case of University of California Regents v. Bakke dealt with racial factors in which they accepted more minority kids into the program, and denied acceptations of applicants of Caucasian origin. Bakke sued the University of California in a state court, that the schools policy violated Title VI of the civil rights act of 1964, and the fourteenth amendment. In counter, the University of California medical school reacted negatively to the lawsuit and proceed to inform the state that there were multiple factors of why they withheld Allan from joining the program, including his interview. The school also rejected other applicants that had even higher academic records than his, but when it all came down to court all of this information was irrelevant.
In time, the state court reached a decision that favored the medical school. They …show more content…
As the progression of the lawsuit continued the University shut down its quota system and appealed to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision, that the state may consider race as a factor on a case-by-case basis. The Court continued by saying that the school violated the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause, and accused of discriminating against Caucasians because they were excluded from 16 out of 100 spots by the virtue of their