Cases & Materials
Judicial opinions and scholarly writings about diversity and affirmative action

Grutter v. Bollinger

Grutter v. Bollinger was initially brought by white University of Michigan law students who claimed that the race-based admissions program at Michigan was unconstitutional. The lower court ruled that diversity was not a compelling governmental interest to justify a race-based admissions policy and struck down the program. Now on appeal, the case will be heard by the full 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati on Thursday, December 6, 2001.

The University of Michigan has a fairly extensive website set up with information about the Grutter case. The site features many of the legal briefs that were filed, as well as general information about the issues involved.

A good starting point is: http://www.umich.edu/~urel/admissions/faqs/