Bollinger, and Gratz v. Bollinger, and in both cases, caucasian applicants felt that they had been unfairly denied admission. They believed they were being reversely discriminated against, as they watched applicants from minority groups receive benefits they did not have access to. These benefits helped the minority students get into specific universities, while caucasian applicants were beat out. In these situations, I do not believe obtaining a critical mass of minority students is that important. If the fact that they are a minority has not put them at a financial or educational disadvantage, than there is no reason that only a certain group of people should be given automatic benefits, just for their race.
Let’s take a closer look at the court case Grutter v. Bollinger. In this case, justices upheld the affirmative action policy that the University of Michigan had in place. In previous cases, colleges were allowed to consider race as a factor in the admissions policy. This is what is known as a precedent, which is defined as an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances. In Grutter v. Bollinger, the members of justice decided to continue to allow race to be considered as a factor in the admission