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Carter Policy on Racial Quotas Reaches Supreme Court Brief
Justice Department finalizes a Carter administration brief to the nine Supreme Court justices on the Bakke case. The document presents affirmative action as a policy tool while arguing against strict racial quotas and outlines government plans to foster equal education and job opportunities for blacks Hispanics and women. Cabinet members clash over the strength of endorsing affirmative action, with civil rights groups denouncing the draft as too weak and critics equating quotas with numerical targets.
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