Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, (/ˈbɑːkiː/) 438 U.S.265(1978) was a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States. It upheld affirmative action, allowing race to be one of several factors in college admission policy. However, the court ruled that specific racial quotas, such as the 16 out of 100 seats set aside for minority students by the University of California, Davis School of Medicine, were impermissible.