Supreme Court of the United States

Historical eventJune 281978

Supreme Court of the United States

The United States Supreme Court, in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, bars quota systems in college admissions.

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When
Wednesday, June 28 197848 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
20th century · 1970s
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Dates: From 1978.

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The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over state court cases that turn on questions of U.S. constitutional or federal law. It also has original jurisdiction over a narrow range of cases, specifically "all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party". In 1803,

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June 28 1978 — 48 years ago, on a Wednesday.

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