I'm sure everyone is familiar with the term "reverse discrimination". In my business law class, we discuss theBakkecase wherein Mr. Bakke had the qualifications needed to get into medical school in California. However, in an attempt to make up for discrimination in education in the 1960's and earlier (Bakke took place in the late 60's), the school kept 16 of its 100 seats open for minority applicants only; the other 84 could be competed for by anyone. Bakke sued the school, and the Court ruled that he was the victim of reverse discrimination.

Re: the case ofSteelworkers v. Weber. In that case, the Court didn't exactly define reverse discrimination. Rather, the Courtset forth a set of factors to use todetermine whether reverse discrimination had been committed, or if the employer, school, etc. was acting properly to make up for past discrimination.

Please read the Court's listof factorsand discuss your thoughts on the Court's opinion.