How did the decision in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke affect individual rights?

In Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978), the Supreme Court rejected strict racial quotas in college admissions but allowed race to be considered as one factor among others. This preserved the use of affirmative action without permitting fixed quotas. Therefore, the decision protected rights by ending quotas but allowing race as an admissions factor.

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