how did regents v bakke change affirmative action policies 
the regents v bakke case changed affirmative action policies by striking down the use of racial quotas the case was presented by allan bakke who claimed he was denied admission to medical school at the university of california on two separate occasions because he was white the supreme court upheld affirmative action but ruled in bakke s favor saying racial quotas were unconstitutional the 2023 case students for fair admissions v the university of north carolina overturned the ruling 5