2003年4月1日 · The District Court concluded that the Law School's stated interest in achieving diversity in the student body was not a compelling one and enjoined its use of race in the admissions process. In reversing, the Court of Appeals held that Justice Powell's opinion in Regents of the University of California v.

2003年4月1日 · When the Law School denied admission to petitioner Grutter, a white Michigan resident with a 3.8 GPA and 161 LSAT score, she filed this suit, alleging that respondents had discriminated against her on the basis of race in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and 42 U. S. C. § 1981; that she was rejecte...

Grutter v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 306 (2003), was a landmark case of the Supreme Court of the United States concerning affirmative action in student admissions.

When Barbara Grutter (Plaintiff), a white Michigan resident with a 3.8 grade average and 161 LSAT score, applied for admission but was denied, she sued the Law School (Defendant) in federal district court, claiming racial discrimination against her in …

2017年3月20日 · Grutter claimed that the Law School’s use of affirmative action in its admissions policy violated her Equal Protection rights under the Fourteenth Amendment. The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, held that the Law School’s affirmative action policy was constitutional.

By enrolling a “critical mass” of underrepresented minority students, the policy seeks to ensure their ability to contribute to the Law School’s character and to the legal profession.

BARBARA GRUTTER, PETITIONER v. LEE BOLLINGER ET AL. JUSTICE OCONNOR delivered the opinion of the Court. This case requires us to decide whether the use of race as a factor in student admissions by the University of Michigan Law School (Law School) is unlawful. A The Law School ranks among the Nations top law schools.

When the Law School denied admission to petitioner Grutter, a white Michigan resident with a 3.8 GPA and 161 LSAT score, she filed this suit, alleging that respondents [****3] had discriminated against her on the basis of race in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment, Title …

Bollinger? The primary legal question was whether the University of Michigan Law School's use of race as a factor in admissions violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Who was Barbara Grutter and what was her claim?

2024年4月6日 · Barbara Grutter (plaintiff) sued Lee Bollinger and others (defendants) after being denied admission to the University of Michigan Law School, alleging racial discrimination in violation of the Constitution and federal law.