what was the opinion of the lower courts?
The court barred the university from using race in the admissions process and ordered it to provide evidence that Bakke would not have been admitted under a race-neutral program.
Regents of the Univ. of Cal. v. Bakke
The court barred the university from using race in the admissions process and ordered it to provide evidence that Bakke would not have been admitted under a race-neutral program.
on what basis did alan bakke challenge affirmative action in 1978 After twice being rejected by the University of California, Davis, he brought suit in state court challenging the constitutionality of the school's affirmative action program. what is regents of the univ. of cal. v. bakke? was a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States. It upheld affirmative action, allowing race to be one of several factors in college admission policy. who filed the law suit against the university? Allan P. Bakke who was he? He is a white male who applied to twelve medical schools in 1973. why did he file the law suit? He was in his early 30s while applying, and therefore considered too old by at least two institutions. After being rejected twice by the University of California, he filed the law suit.
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Regents of the Univ. of Cal. v. Bakke [SEP] Lower court history
Justice Matthew O. Tobriner dissented, stating that Mosk's suggestion that the state open more medical schools to accommodate both white and minority was unrealistic due to cost: "It is a cruel hoax to deny minorities participation in the medical profession on the basis of such fanciful speculation." The court barred the university from using race in the admissions process and ordered it to provide evidence that Bakke would not have been admitted under a race-neutral program. When the university conceded its inability to do so in a petition for rehearing, the court on October 28, 1976 amended its ruling to order Bakke's admission and denied the petition.