DiLeo v. Board of Regents of the University of Colorado

This case involves a challenge to the constitutionality of the Special Academic Assistance Program (S.A.A.P.) as established and administered by the University of Colorado School of Law.

The law school’s program is set forth in article 6 of the Rules of the law school. Rule l-6-2(c)(ii) establishes the standards for eligibility for the program and reads in pertinent part as follows:

“[A] program designed to identify prospective law students who appear to have the intellectual ability to graduate from this law school but would not otherwise be eligible for admission under normal admission…