May affirmative action be constitutionally permitted after the US Supreme Court's decision in Regents v. Bakke (1978; reverse discrimination denying admission to a white male in public California medical school admissions)?

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In the landmark case Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978), the United States Supreme Court ruled that while racial quotas in college admissions were unconstitutional, affirmative action programs could be constitutional if they were designed to serve the compelling interest of diversity in higher education and were narrowly tailored to meet that interest without using a quota system. The Court held that race could be one of several factors in the college admissions process, but it could not be the sole criterion for admission or exclusion. This decision allowed for the continuation of affirmative action policies, provided they were structured in a way that did not rely on rigid quotas or set-asides based on race.

May Affirmative Action Be Constitutionally Permitted After the US Supreme