Affirmative action was instituted to deal with discrimination. The intent of affirmative action is to repair past discrimination and current discrimination in education and employment and remains highly controversial.

In 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court made an important statement on affirmative action in the cases, Gratz v. Bollinger and Grutter v. Bollinger. Summarize these cases.

What important statement did the Court make on the future of affirmative action?

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Affirmative action as a practice was partially upheld by the Supreme Court in Grutter v. Bollinger (2003), while the use of racial quotas for college admissions was concurrently ruled unconstitutional by the Court in Gratz v. Bollinger (2003).

Affirmative Action – Advantages

Climbing the socioeconomic ladder. ...

Boosting the education of disadvantaged students. ...

Promoting education and work on a communal level. ...

Reverse discrimination. ...

Lack of meritocracy. ...

Demeaning true achievement. ...

Employment. ...

Education.

The Court's majority ruling, authored by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, held that the United States Constitution "does not prohibit the law school's narrowly tailored use of race in admissions decisions to further a compelling interest in obtaining the educational benefits that flow from a diverse student body."

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