The ruling in Regents v. Bakke set a precedent for cases that came after, such as United States v. Virginia, which ruling stated that

In United States v. Virginia (1996), the Supreme Court ruled that Virginia could not keep women out of the state-run Virginia Military Institute without an exceptionally persuasive justification. The ruling required VMI to admit women, so the correct choice is “Virginia Military Institute must open its doors to women.”

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