Today in class we had a moot court discussion about the Board of Regents v. Bakke. The case was about affirmative action and how it needed to be inclusive to not only race but also other factors that could qualify someone to be considered for affirmative action. One of the main points made in the case was that the University of California had a specific quota of 16 out of 100 seats to be set aside for minorities or people that qualified for affirmative action. Bakke was an engineer and former Marine who wanted to join the medical school how ever he was in his 30's and was rejected because he was considered too old. The court ruled that he could not be denied admission based on his age because it was discrimination. The court also ruled that the university could not just set aside 16 slots for a quota because they should have many spots for minorities and not restrict themselves to a specific number of spots.
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