Gratz v. Bollinger

(2003) was a case regarding the University of Michigan undergraduate affirmative action admissions policy. In a 6-3 decision (announced on June 23, 2003), Chief Justice Rehnquist, writing for the Court, ruled the University's point system's "predetermined point allocations" that awarded 20 points to underrepresented minorities "ensures that the diversity contributions of applicants cannot be individually assessed" and was therefore unconstitutional. (Equal protection of the laws) (Gratz argued that this violated her fourteenth amendment right to equal protection clause)