The University of Michigan affirmative action cases reaffirmed the Supreme Court’s requirement that race-conscious policymaking is subject to “strict scrutiny.” Under “strict scrutiny,” the courts must ask whether a race-conscious policy is
a. sufficiently important to constitute a compelling government interest.
b. narrowly tailored to advance a compelling government interest.
c. adopted by all levels of government (i.e., national, state, and local).
d. both a and b.
d. both a and b.
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a. briefs b. arguments c. opinions d. regulations
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