The affirmative action controversy over quotas is examined in light of recent Supreme Court decisions in the Bakke and Fullilove cases. Through important affirmative action courts decisions, the author summarizes the statutory and constitutional background of quotas, and the various legal tests used by individual Justices in interpreting cases in the area of affirmative action. The major finding is that the Supreme Court has not broken new ground in recent court decisions. Many important quota issues remain to be resolved.
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