Gratz v. Bollinger

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:caseOutcome Struck down as unconstitutional
Influenced public policy on education
Highlighted issues of race in education
gptkbp:caseTypes Civil rights case
02-516
gptkbp:citedBy 539 U.S. 244
gptkbp:court gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
5-4 ruling
Significant for civil rights law
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 23, 2003
gptkbp:filedIn April 1, 2003
gptkbp:historicalContext Affirmative_action_policies_in_the_U.S.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gratz v. Bollinger
gptkbp:impact Higher education admissions policies
University admissions practices
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:involves gptkb:University_of_Michigan
gptkbp:judges Justice Clarence Thomas
Constitutionality of admissions policies
Dissent argued for the importance of diversity
Future affirmative action cases
Majority opinion emphasized individual assessment
Revised admissions criteria for universities
University_of_Michigan's_admissions_process
gptkbp:legal_representation Constitutional implications of affirmative action
gptkbp:legalStatus Constitutional law
Equal Protection Clause
Affirmative action
Strict scrutiny standard
Reaffirmed need for diversity
Challenged racial preferences in admissions
Debate over equality and fairness in admissions.
Equal Protection jurisprudence
Set standards for affirmative action cases
Invalidated_point_system_for_admissions
Merit_vs._diversity_in_admissions
gptkbp:notableFeature Landmark decision on affirmative action
gptkbp:outcome Struck down undergraduate admissions policy
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Lee_Bollinger
gptkb:Jennifer_Gratz
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Justice_Sandra_Day_O'Connor
gptkbp:precedent gptkb:Fisher_v._University_of_Texas
gptkb:Regents_of_the_University_of_California_v._Bakke
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Fisher_v._University_of_Texas_at_Austin
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Bollinger_v._Grutter
gptkb:Grutter_v._Bollinger
Diversity in higher education
Race-conscious admissions policies
Affirmative action in education
Affirmative_action_debates_in_the_U.S.
gptkbp:significance Debate on race in college admissions