University of California Regents v. Bakke
Supreme Court decision
By: Lewis Powell, William Brennan Jr., and Thurgood Marshall
Date: June 28, 1978
Source: Powell, Lewis, William Brennan Jr., and Thurgood Marshall. University of California Regents v. Bakke. 438 U.S. 265 (1978). Available online at http://laws.findlaw.com/us/438/265.html; website home page: http://www.findlaw.com (accessed April 16, 2003).
About the Authors: Lewis Powell (1907–1998) graduated from Harvard Law School. He was president of the American Bar Association in 1964, and championed legal services for the poor. He was a Supreme Court justice from 1971 to 1987. William Brennan Jr. (1906–1997) went to Harvard Law School. To spend more time with his family, he served in the appellate division in New Jersey. He served on the Supreme Court from 1956 to...
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