Gratz v. Bollinger

The Gratz v. Bollinger case, decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2003, addressed the issue of affirmative action in university admissions. The Court ruled that the University of Michigan's undergraduate admissions policy, which automatically awarded points to minority applicants, violated the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Court found this policy was not "narrowly tailored" and too closely resembled racial quotas, which had previously been deemed unconstitutional. This decision contrasted with the Court's ruling in Grutter v. Bollinger on the same day, which upheld the University of Michigan Law School's admissions policy for its holistic review process. The principle of affirmative action aims to remedy past discrimination by providing opportunities for minority groups and women.12