Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988.
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
