In 2003, the United States Supreme Court considered two different admissions policies adopted at the University of Michigan Law School and

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In the 2003 case of Grutter v. Bollinger, the Supreme Court upheld the University of Michigan Law School's affirmative action plan, which took race into consideration as part of a complete examination of an applicant's background. The court ruled that promoting diversity in higher education was a compelling government interest and that race could be one of many factors considered in the admissions process, as long as it was not the only factor or used to set quotas. The court also struck down the admissions policy of the University of Michigan's undergraduate program for automatically awarding points toward admission to minority applicants.

In 2003, the United States Supreme Court Considered Two Different