Students Against Racial Discrimination v. The Regents of the University of California et al.

Problem:

The University of California system engages in illegal race-based discrimination in its admissions process. Under the pretext of being “comprehensive” or “holistic,” the policy essentially admits applicants with inferior academic credentials because of their race, sex, or national origin at the expense of others with better academic credentials but disfavored immutable characteristics. Despite the “holistic” description being used as window dressing, the reality of its admissions policy demonstrates the University of California’s deliberate efforts to undermine race-neutral admission standards imposed by California’s Proposition 209 and the Supreme Court ruling in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, 600 U.S. 181 (2023).