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The Law
The Court’s Bakke Spasms
Everyone is struggling to find an equitable solution to the quota case
April
11
1978
STEVEN BRILL
Matthew Klein
The Court’s Bakke Spasms
STEVEN BRILL
April
11
1978
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The Law
The Court’s Bakke Spasms
Everyone is struggling to find an equitable solution to the quota case
April
11
1978
STEVEN BRILL
Matthew Klein
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