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Reasoning: A state or local subdivision of government has the authority to eradicate the effects of private discrimination within its own legislative jurisdiction as long as it identifies such discrimination with sufficient particularity so as not to run afoul of the fourteenth amendment. | Reasoning: A state or local subdivision of government has the authority to eradicate the effects of private discrimination within its own legislative jurisdiction as long as it identifies such discrimination with sufficient particularity so as not to run afoul of the fourteenth amendment. | ||
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Facts: The University of Michigan Law School followed an unofficial policy that sought to achieve student body diversity by giving substantial weight to the race of each applicant in making admissions decisions, in addition to its consideration of other academic and non-academic variables. (similar facts to Gratz) | Facts: The University of Michigan Law School followed an unofficial policy that sought to achieve student body diversity by giving substantial weight to the race of each applicant in making admissions decisions, in addition to its consideration of other academic and non-academic variables. (similar facts to Gratz) | ||