"Affirmative action" is the term typically used to refer to two contrasting values: the value of equal opportunity and the value of equal results. The Justice Department under the Reagan Administration, however, draws a clear distinction between the two, and is committed to the "original" meaning of affirmative action. That is,…

The main question of this case is whether Allan Bakke was denied the equal protection of the laws in contravention of the 14th Amendment, solely because of his race, as the result of a racial quota admission policy. A statement of the case which reviews pertinent data such as the admission procedure of the medical school, Bakke's interview and…

The intervention of government to require speeial treatment of designated groups on the basis of race, color, or sex is inconsistent with principles of equal treatment under American law. Regardless of past discrimination against certain classes, governmental determination to favor them at the expense of White males is not justified. (Author/WI)

Article points out that while new federal Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures, which became effective September 25, 1978, attempt to clarify two conflicting sets of rules, they also impose new burdens on public and private employers. Available from Executive Enterprise Publications Co., Inc., 10 Columbus Circle, New York, New York…

Suggests that the importance of the Bakke case lies in the fact that it could act as a catalytic agent that would force social theoreticians, especially black ones, to face to an important question: what is the role of racism in the U.S. political economy? (Author/AM)

Suggests that Bakke was not rejected because he was white or because of a minority program, but rather because he was not highly qualified and in addition possibly because of his age. (Author/AM)

In several 1977 cases the Supreme Court held that a bona fide seniority system may apply different terms of employment if it operates in a neutral fashion and is not intentionally designed to discriminate. Available from the Commerce Clearing House, Inc., 4025 W. Peterson Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60646; single copy $3.00. (Author/IRT)

Special admissions and affirmative action are certainly worth defending, but the effectiveness and value of these reforms depends on the existence of a powerful movement for social change. The struggle against racism is the key to the struggle for a new social order in the U.S. (Author/AM)

The Bakke Case is important because it is part of continuum wherin the Supreme Court has been slowly shifting, placing a much higher burden of proof upon the person who has suffered from exclusion, discrimination, or oppression. (Author/AM)

Provides a brief overview of the work of the Department of Justice in eliminating discrimination by public employers. Discusses four 1986 Supreme Court decisions about the permissible scope of affirmative action. The decisions indicate that affirmative action programs must use affirmative action in recruitment, training and outreach. (PS)

If the Court allows race to become an explicit device of government through race conscious laws, then racism, racial spoils systems, racial competition, and racial odium will be fixtures of government. Available from The University of Chicago Law School, 1111 E. 60th St., Chicago, IL 60637. (Author/IRT)

The "Weber" decision held that a private employer's voluntary affirmative action plan designed to remedy past racial imbalances in traditionally segregated jobs does not violate the will of Congress as expressed in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (Author)

Concludes that even though Federal legislation designed to equalize employment opportunities for all U.S. citizens has been enacted, the only group to enhance its employment status over the past ten years has been that of white males. (Author)

A federal judge has affirmed the legality of a scholarship program for black students at the University of Maryland at College Park, based on evidence of present effects of past discrimination provided by the university itself. (MSE)

The men's movement is discussed as the reaction to condemnation of men by radical feminists. Two major trends in the men's movement, a more visible (hairy men) element that courts public exposure and an academic men's movement, are explored as reactions to social change. (SLD)