Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Bakke decision — noun a ruling by the Supreme Court on affirmative action; the Court ruled in 1978 that medical schools are entitled to consider race as a factor in their admission policy • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Instance Hypernyms: ↑opinion, ↑ruling * *… … Useful english dictionary
Bakke decision — an important ruling made by the US Supreme Court in 1978. A white man called Allan Bakke claimed that he had been illegally refused a job because of his colour. The Court decided that the employers had acted illegally in not offering him the job … Universalium
Bakke, Norway — Bakke is a former municipality in Vest Agder county, Norway.The parish of Bakke was split in three formannskapsdistrikt January 1 1838: Vestre Bakke , Østre Bakke and Gyland. (This because the main parish Bakke was divided by the border between… … Wikipedia
Bakke Graduate University — [1] (BGU) is a US accredited graduate school for leaders who are seeking to facilitate positive social transformation of urban areas. BGU includes a school of Christian theology for church leaders; a school of urban studies for non profit (NGO… … Wikipedia
Supreme Court of the United States — Infobox High Court|court name = Supreme Court of the United States imagesize = 150px caption = established = 1789 country = United States location = Washington, D.C. coordinates= coord|38|53|26.55|N|77|00|15.64|W|display=inline,title type =… … Wikipedia
Capital punishment in the United States — This article is about capital punishment in the U.S. as a general overview. For the federal government s capital punishment laws, see Capital punishment by the United States federal government. Part of a series on Capital punishment … Wikipedia
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke — (1978) The U.S. Supreme Court s first major decision on affirmative action. The Court ruled that the University of California could consider race as part of a competitive admissions process as long as it did not use quotas. Full text: Regents of… … Law dictionary
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke — (1978) Decision of the Supreme Court of the United States that ruled unconstitutional the use of fixed quotas for minority applicants at professional schools. At issue was a state medical school s affirmative action program that, because it… … Universalium
Places that have decriminalized non-medical cannabis in the United States — Contents 1 Map 2 Alaska 3 Arkansas 4 California … Wikipedia
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Regents of the University of California v. Bakke ArgueDate=October 8 ArgueYear=1977 DecideDate=June 28 DecideYear=1978 FullName=Regents of the University of California v. Allan Bakke USVol=438 USPage=265 Citation=98 S. Ct.… … Wikipedia
