Affirmative Action-Legal Issue Analysis

Running Head : GRUTTER V . BOLLINGER

Affirmative Action Issue : Grutter v . Bollinger

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Affirmative Action Issue : Grutter v . Bollinger

Many institutions now have pursued affirmative actions to give the less or non- dominant sectors of the society promoted access to various services and benefits like education and employment . Affirmative action is usually motivated by the desire to repay or uphold previously discriminated races and ethnicities . It also encourages public institutions like schools , hospitals , and police forces to be racially diversified in to represent all the

members of the society Affirmative action opposition however say that it only aggravates and relive discrimination issues that was once before , only now in reverse

In 1995 , Barbara Grutter applied for entry in University of Michigan Law School with a 3 .8 GPA and 161 LSAT score and was denied entry due to the school 's policy of student diversity . Grutter sued the school particularly its president then , Lee Bollinger , of violating the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 . According to the Fourteenth Amendment , an individual should receive protection of the law equal to those receive by others in similar circumstances and situations . Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 on the other hand states a prohibition against exclusion from participation in , denial of benefits of , and discrimination under federally assisted programs on ground of race color , or national origin (Sec . 2000d

The Michigan Law School , one of the top law schools in the country implements an official admissions policy . While it seeks to achieve a well represented studentry , meaning various sectors of the society have sufficient numbers in the school population , the MLS focuses on the students academic ability coupled with a flexible assessment of their talents , experiences , and potential (GRUTTER V . BOLLINGER [02-241] 539 U .S . 306 [2003] 288 F .3d 732 , affirmed . The school also assesses letters of recommendation , personal statements , recommendations , entry essays , and applicant 's academic performance through undergraduate Grade Point Average and Law School Admissions Test scores . Population diversity is reaffirmed through the special reference of African-American , Native-American , and Hispanic students who may not be able to be represented in the student body

The case primarily circles on the rejection of Ms . Grutter 's application to enter the law school . Confident that she can be successful in entering MLS , having relatively high scores and satisfactory credentials , she could have brought substantial experiences in a variety of expertise (Mears , 2002 . Ms Grutter d a law suit before the U .S . District Court on December 3 , 1997 on the alleged violation of federal laws on discrimination and equal rights . It was decided by Judge Bernard Friedman on March 27 , 2001 , in favor of Ms Grutter , saying that the admission policy of MLS is unconstitutional . An appeal is d in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and decided on May 14 , 2002 permitting law schools to use race as part of overall admissions policy to...