ts offered admission, the evidence shows that 109 nonminority residents with TIs lower than Hopwood's were offered admission. Sixty-seven nonminority residents with Tls lower than the other three plaintiffs were admitted...Additionally, the Court has reviewed the Fles of the four plaintiffs as well as the files placed in evidence of other applicants reviewed in the discretionary zone, both minority and nonminority.... In fact, of all the applications the Court reviewed, Hopwood's provides the least information about her background and individual qualifications and is the least impressive in appearance, despite her relatively high numbers (p. 581).The plaintiffs sought and won damages, but all that Sparks gave each was one dollar and the right to reapply to the law school without paying any additional application fees. Not content with their very small victory, the Plaintiffs' appealed the district court's judgment.Volume 1, Number 1Return to Dialogue On Diversity, cover pageConsidering Race as a Factor inAdmissions Decisions:From Bakke to the PresentDaren Bakst, Esq.PresidentCouncil on Law in Higher Education (CLHE) * * *The following article traces legal developments in the use of race as a factor in the admissions decision with a primary emphasis on recent developments and pending actions. Confusion is the rule and not the exception when trying to examine the legal ramifications of admissions processes in each state. For this reason, this article is merely a summary of what has happened and a "guess" as to possible developments in the near future. However administrators should not be guessing as to what is sound admissions policy. A discussion with Counsel on campus is crucial and admissions practices should be carefully crafted. Hopefully, this overview will help provide some background as to the environment that currently exists.A Starting Point: Regents of the University of California v. BakkeThe Supreme Court, in 1978, issued an o...
