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The Bakke Decision: Implications for Admissions.
Morris, Arval A. – 1979
This paper discusses the Supreme Court's treatment of the issues in Bakke v. Regents of University of California and its implications for admissions programs. Bakke raised two basic issues in his reverse discrimination suit. First, he argued that Davis's medical school admission program was illegal under Title VI. Second, he claimed…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Equal Protection, Higher Education, Medical Schools
Higher Education and Equal Protection.
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Finnigan, John J. – University of Cincinnati Law Review, 1979
While the Court reached the right result in "Bakke," the opinions rendered reveal no clear legal guidelines for dealing with reverse discrimination. Available from the Law Review, University of Cincinnati College of Law, Room 12, Taft Hall, Cincinnati, OH 45221; sc $4.00. (Author)
Descriptors: Admission (School), Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, Equal Protection
The Regents of the University of California, Petitioner, vs. Allan Bakke, Respondent. On Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of California. Reply Brief for Petitioner.
Supreme Court of the U. S., Washington, DC. – 1977
The Regents of the University of California present the following argument with regard to their medical school admissions policy at the Davis campus: The central issue presented by this case is whether the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution forbids a state professional school to take account of race in admissions to remedy the…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
The Regents of the University of California, Petitioner, vs. Allan Bakke, Respondent. On Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of California. Supplemental Brief for Petitioner.
Supreme Court of the U. S., Washington, DC. – 1977
The Regents of the University of California present the following as part of their argument with regard to the Supreme Court case concerning minority group admissions policies at the Davis medical school: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 leaves State universities receiving Federal funds free to provide more nearly equal educational…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, Court Litigation
The Regents of the University of California, Petitioner, vs. Allan Bakke, Respondent. On Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of California. Brief for Petitioner.
Supreme Court of the U. S., Washington, DC. – 1977
A petition was brought by the Regents of the University of California against Allan Bakke, contending that the Davis campus medical school program is in compliance with constitutional law. The University's argument for the case is presented in this document. The history of racial discrimination in medical education is reviewed. The characteristics…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Higher Education and Equal Protection.
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Finnigan, John J. – University of Cincinnati Law Review, 1979
The effect of the Bakke case, in which the courts first encountered the question of legality of reverse discrimination, is explored; its constitutional significance is examined. It is concluded that the virtue of the decision is in its support of affirmative action and its equal protection implications. (MSE)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Equal Education
Gender Preferences in Professional Hiring.
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Uerling, Donald F.; Strope, John L., Jr. – 1994
Many departments in higher education institutions actively recruit women and minority candidates for faculty positions. When a department decides that an available position should be filled by a woman, are the supporting rationales legally sound? This paper describes some basic principles of federal law that address issues of affirmative action…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Equal Protection in Special Admissions Programs: Forward from Bakke.
Stone, Julius – Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly, 1979
Bakke's equal protection holding is analyzed and an assessment is offered of what the decisions mean for academic special admissions programs. Discussion focuses on how race may be used as a factor in admissions decisions consistently with the equal protection clause of the Federal Constitution. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Educational Measurement & the Law. Proceedings of the 1977 ETS Invitational Conference.
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Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1978
At the 1977 Educational Testing Service (ETS) Invitational Conference, the ETS Measurement Award was presented to Anne Anastasi. In view of the convergence of measurement and the law, the conference focused on six related issues. Barbara Lerner explored the screening procedures of American professional and graduate schools in "Equal…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Awards, Cheating, College Admission