1. Affirmative discrimination
Another four on the court (Brennan, White, Marshall, and Blackmum) said that both quotas and race is acceptable in college admissions. The final member of the court, Justice Powell, said that quotas in admissions were not constitutional, however race could be used in admissions in his opinion. This plurality opinion altered college admissions policies by prohibiting racial quotas, but validating race as legitimate criteria in the selection process. ... Specifically, the document asks to declare the undergrad school admissions program unconstitutional. ... The Fortune 500 brief gave insi...
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