Regents of the University of California v. Bakke <Tab/>Allan Bakke, a white applicant to the University of California, was rejected twice in favor of minority applicants with significantly lower test scores. The University set aside 16% of the openings for minority students, while the remaining slots were available for everyone. In effect, minority candidates had 100 positions for which to compete, while white male candidates had just 84. (Brunner, p. 1) Allan Bakke sued …
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…good enough reason to discriminate. <Tab/>Ever since then, affirmative action has been a huge issue. The Civil Rights act of 1991 strengthened the federal governments commitment to affirmative action, then in 1995, a Supreme Court decision placed limits again on the use of race in awarding government contracts. This "see saw" trend has been going on since then, with anti-discrimination policies, lawsuits, and special programs. The end is not yet in sight.