Grutter V. Bolinger

The Grutter vs. Bolinger case involved the fourteenth amendment. Because racial discrimination in college admissions, majorities have a harder time being accepted. The fourteenth amendment states that no laws shall be made that abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States. The University of Michigan Law School did not accept Bolinger after she was placed on a waiting list. Apparently, Bolinger felt it was because of a “special admissions program” for minorities. The University of Michigan Law School claims it is to diversify the student body. In order to diversify, quotas must be met of certain racial and ethnic minorities. These quotas, argues ...