1. FOR Affirmative ACTION
Consequently, the Equal Employment Act of 1972 forced colleges and universities to admit members of minorities in greater numbers, especially in professional and graduate schools. ... A closely divided Supreme Court, with no majority opinion and six opinions in all, struck down a medical school admissions program that set aside a specific number of places for "disadvantaged" minority students. Yet the court upheld under the Fourteenth Amendment and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, consideration of race as a "plus" factor in admissions for the purpose of fostering educational benefits that flo...
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