University of Michigan Affirmative Action Cases : Racial Diversity in Higher Education.

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Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law.

Minorities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (12 pages) : digital, PDF file

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Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2003.

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Summary:

Examines constitutional questions about policies to achieve racial and ethnic diversity in higher education in context of Supreme Court 1978 decision in University of California Regents volumes Bakke. Summarizes Supreme Court 2003 decisions in Grutter volumes Bollinger, which upheld University of Michigan Law School admission policy and Gratz volumes Bollinger, which found that the University of Michigan undergraduate admission policy was unconstitutional.

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CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. University of Michigan Affirmative Action Cases

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