Regents of University of California v. Bakke Case Brief Summary | Law Case Explained

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Regents of University of California v. Bakke | 438 U.S. 265 (1978)
Allan Bakke never wanted to be famous. He just wanted to be a doctor. Little did he know that his two failed attempts to gain admission to medical school would lead to a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court. By the time it was over, his case would forever cement his story into the national dialogue about affirmative action.
At the time of Bakke’s application, the University of California-Davis Medical School had two separate admissions programs: a general program that handled most applicants, and a special program for minority and economically disadvantaged students. White students could theoretically request consideration under the special program if they were economically disadvantaged, but no white student had ever been admitted through the special program. In each year’s incoming class of one hundred students, eighty-four seats were open for applicants in the general admissions pool while the remaining sixteen were reserved for minority students through the special admissions program.
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[@Angelwoozz]

Thanks for helping with my project on this case

[@mahogatstfm8160]

Thank you so much for these videos. Really help alot!!

[@gregshaw4574]

too bad they don't have a video on how to spell a lot

[@williamslarryel4557]

I want to thank you'll for this

[@serenalizinnqui8474]

Why does everyone say that the Bakke decision made the quota system unconstitutional? Wasn't it struck down on statutory (Title VI) grounds? Or is that basically the same as constitutional (14th Amendment) grounds?

[@Sgtklark]

I find it amusing that none of the videos on Bakki mention the black student who was admitted to the medical school instead of Bakki. He was so unqualified that he killed a patient through negligence and lost his license. He was evaluated by the medical board who stated he was so deficient in medicine that he should have never been allowed to get a medical license in the first place. That is the real problem with quotas.

[@stella6194]

Hi! do you know what I could possibly look up to find this, I'm doing a project and would like to add this in if possible

[@Sgtklark]

@@stella6194 Well, there is an article about bakke in wikipedia.

[@name_chan]

​@@Sgtklark can you please be more specific? i looked up the Wikipedia article and looked it up on Google and didn't find anything like what you are saying...

[@leticiarodriguez-virrueta5841]

@@name_chan Look up Patrick Chavis. There's a New York Times article from 2002 that confirms he did kill a patient and was admitted to UC Davis's medical school program in 1973, the year Bakke was applying to get in UC Davis.

[@name_chan]

​@@Sgtklark Someone else gave me a source, so I looked into it. From the other sources that I have also read, I would say that you're leaving out some important stuff. Your comment made me think that he immediately lost his license, but it seemed like he was mostly successful delivering babies until he was accused of mishandling a delivery. When he started doing liposuctions, that's when things really went downhill. All of this doesn't really seem to have much to do with affirmative action though... Out of the 5 black students admitted, only Chavis remains infamous. Not to mention, there's also other people outside of the medical field who've graduated and become successful even after AA.

[@jarrodyuki7081]

another high profile case.

[@williamslarryel4557]

it's not just me

[@jacquelinesmith2994]

I really wonder what the rullng would have been if the SCOTUS were diverse... hmm

[@rospil15]

Well, how do you think Thomas would have ruled? Or O'Connor?

[@TheMatthew9201]

You’ve failed to mention the fact that the University had a quota in place, that 16 out of every 100 students had to be minorities, and the Supreme Court shot that down and any use of quotas. Was leaving this out intentional or accidental?

[@fritsfrits5398]

If's literally mentioned

[@FranTheMa]

Matthew S 16% is 16/100

[@jorgereyes9736]

is there , pay attention.