The case in which the Supreme Court heard a legal challenge to affirmative action programs was

The Supreme Court considered a challenge to affirmative action in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978). The case involved Allan Bakke’s challenge to the university’s admissions program, which reserved places for minority applicants. New Jersey v. T.L.O. concerned searches in schools, Vernonia v. Acton concerned student drug testing, and Proposition 209 was a California ballot initiative.

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