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The United States Supreme Court, in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke bars quota systems in college admissions.

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Supreme Court of the United States

Highest court of jurisdiction in the US

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over state court cases that turn on questions of U.S. constitutional or federal law.…
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Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

1978 U.S. Supreme Court case declaring racial quotas in college admissions unconstitutional

Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, 438 U.S. 265 (1978), was a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that involved a dispute over whether preferential treatment for minorities could reduce educational opportunities for whites without violating…
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