The Law: FOR AGAINST

Reynold Colvin, attorney for Allan Bakke: Allan Bakke's position is that he has a right, and that right is not to be discriminated against by reason of his race.

Justice John Paul Stevens: You do not dispute the basic finding that everybody admitted under the special program was qualified, do you?

Colvin: We certainly do dispute it . . . The ultimate fact in this case, no matter how you turn it, is that Mr. Bakke was deprived of an opportunity to attend the school by reason of his race. This is not a matter of conjecture. This is a stipula tion by...

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