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Date Event
intentional discrimination
1977 Milliken v. Bradley 433 U.S. 267 (1977) (Milliken II): State can be required to fund desgregation plans
1978 Bakke v. Regents of the University of California, 438 U.S. 265 (1978): affirmative action -- schools can take race into account in admissions, but cannot use quotas
1980 Fullilove v. Klutznick, 448 U.S. 448 (1980): Supreme Court upholds an affirmative action program for federal contractors (Westlaw pdf)
1986 Riddick v. School Board of the City of Norfolk, Va. 784 F.2d 521 (4th Cir. 1986): school district declared desegregated and reverts to local control with elimination of desegregation plan (Westlaw pdf)
1988 Kadrmas v. dickinson Public Schools, 487 U.S. 450 (1988): Supreme Court reaffirms that education is not a fundamental right under the United States Constitution (Westlaw pdf)
1991 Clarence Thomas is the second African American to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court
1992 US v. Fordice, 505 U.S. 717 (1992): Supreme Court requires Mississippi to dismantle its contining dual system of colleges and universities (Westlaw pdf)
1995 Missouri v. Jenkins, 515 U.S. 70 (1995) (Jenkins II); limits ability of urban schools to attract suburban school students (Westlaw pdf)
1995 Adarand Constructors v. Pena, 515 U.S. 200 (1995): Supreme Court holds that strict scrutiny must be applied to all racial classifications by the federal government, both "benign" and invidious." (Westlaw pdf)
1996 Hopwood v. Texas, 78 F.3d 932 (5th Cir. 1996): Fifth Circuit rules affirmative action plan in Texas universities unconstitutional; Supreme Court refuses to review the case. (Westlaw pdf)
1996 California adopts Proposition 209 banning all forms of affirmative action
1997 Ninth Circuit affirms constitutionality of Proposition 209; S. Ct. declines to hear the case
1999 30 years of court-supervised desegregation ends in Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district
2003 Grutter v. Bollinger (pdf), 2003 WL 21433492, 91 Fair Emp. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1761, 2003 Daily Journal D.A.R. 6800, U.S., Jun 23, 2003: Supreme Court upholds Michigan University Law School affirmative action program based on race as part of overall purpose of obtaining a diverse student body and where selection is individualized, but takes race into accouint.
2003 Gratz v. Bollinger (pdf), 2003 WL 21434002, 91 Fair Emp. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1803, 2003 Daily Journal D.A.R. 6783, U.S., Jun 23, 2003: Supreme overtuns University of Michigan undergraduate affirmative action program based on race in which points were added to a composite score based solely on race without individualized assessment.
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