Legal Opinion
Grutter v. Bollinger
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 23, 2003No. 02-241PublishedCited by 641 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Connor
This case requires us to decide whether the use of race as a factor in student admissions by the University of Michigan Law School (Law School) is unlawful.
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The Law School ranks among the Nation’s top law schools. It receives more than 3,500 applications each year for a class *313of around 350 students. Seeking to “admit a group of students who individually and collectively are among the most capable,” the Law School looks for individuals with “sub*314stantial promise for success in law school” and “a strong likelihood of succeeding in the practice of law and contributing in diverse ways to the…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Loving v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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