| Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988. |
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| NUMBER: | 1762 |
| AUTHOR: | Lewis F Powell Jr, Associate Justice, US Supreme Court |
| QUOTATION: | The guarantee of equal protection cannot mean one thing when applied to one individual and something else when applied to a person of another color. If both are not accorded the same protection, then it is not equal. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Majority opinion in 5-4 ruling that affirmed the constitutionality of college admission programs favoring minorities, 28 Jun 78 |
| SUBJECTS: | The World: Law: Judicial Opinions |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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