Bakke v. Regents of the University of California decision prohibits “reverse discrimination””.”

June 28, 1978

Supreme Court orders the University of California at Davis Medical School to admit Allan Bakke, a white man who had been rejected due to quotas established by school’s affirmative action admissions process. In its decision, however, the court allows universities to use race in its admissions policies to achieve the goal of diversity.

Sources
  • Boston Globe
  • New Yorker