A consideration of the issues in the DeFunis v. Odegaard case focusing on the extent to which the principles of "moral philosophy" are contingent with the requirement of equal protection. Discusses levels of review under the equal protection clause and "benign" racial classifications, and constitutional evaluation of…

Noting that the Supreme Court was wise in declining to decide the question in DeFunis v. Odegaard, the author outlines the arguments for minority admissions programs, including that of diversity in the law school student body. He recognizes also the limits to minority admissions programs and discusses the problem of admission criteria. (JT)

This introduction to a series of five articles in this issue (vol. 75, no. 3) points up the need for "applied" as well as theoretical consideration of the implications of the DeFunis v. Odegaard case. Discusses policy which legislators, in regulating legal education, may pursue consistently with equal protection. (JT)

Argues that the Supreme Court was right in not making a decision in the DeFunis v. Odegaard case regarding the right of the University of Washington Law School to identify applicants for admission by race and give preferential treatment to "minority" applicants. Emphasizes the need for "sharply defined and fully canvassed legal…

Based on the question of whether racial preference and quotas to advance the educational opportunities of certain racial and ethnic minorities are compatible with the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, a case against reference to race is presented in light of the DeFunis v. Odegaard case. (JT)