In the University of Michigan affirmative action cases, the Supreme Court justices

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In the University of Michigan affirmative action cases, the Supreme Court justices upheld highly individualized affirmative action policies that were designed to promote diversity, but rejected mechanical point systems for university admissions. The court asserted that such policies were constitutional as long as they were narrowly tailored to achieve the goal of diversity and did not amount to a quota system. The court did not declare that affirmative action policies would no longer be subject to strict scrutiny, nor did it reject all affirmative action policies that address university admissions.

In the University of Michigan Affirmative Action Cases, the Supreme