The question addressed in this petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court is "When only a small fraction of thousands of applicants can be admitted, does the equal protection clause forbid a state university professional school faculty from voluntarily seeking to counteract effects of generations of pervasive discrimination against discrete and insular minorities by establishing a limited special admissions program that increases opportunities for well-qualified members of such racial and ethnic minorities?" The case of the Regents of the University of California v. Allan Bakke is presented with a full statement of the case, and an account of the constitutional provision involved (the Fourteenth Amendment). Appendices include the trial court opinion, findings and judgment. (PR)