A Supreme Court case decided in 2003 where it was ruled that a point-based system for undergraduate admissions that gave extra points to minority applicants was unconstitutional because it violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.
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Affirmative Action: A policy designed to increase opportunities for historically disadvantaged groups by considering factors such as race or gender during processes like college admissions.
Equal Protection Clause: Part of the 14th Amendment prohibiting states from denying any person within its jurisdiction equal protection under the law.
University of Michigan Law School Admissions Lawsuit (Grutter v. Bollinger): Another related Supreme Court case which upheld affirmative action, ruling that race could be considered as one factor among many in college admissions.