D. It protected rights by ending quotas but allowing race be an admissions factor.
In Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978), the Supreme Court's decision gave some credence to Allan Bakke's claim that the University of California at Davis had practiced some amount of reverse discrimination in denying him admittance to the medical school because he was not an economically or educationally disadvantaged member of one of four racial/ethnic groups eligible for their special admission program. But the Court was careful to note that race could be considered as a factor (among many factors) in college admissions, with schools needing to practice great care in doing so. Having a basic quota system, such as UC Davis reserving 16 spots out of 100 each year, was considered discriminatory.
The decision in University of California v. Bakke affected all individual rights because It protected rights by ending quotas for admissions.
In this case, the Supreme Court's ruled and gave some credence to Allan Bakke's claim that the University of California had practiced some amount of reverse discrimination.
The discrimination occurred because they denied Bakke's admission to the medical school because he was not an advantaged member.
Hence, the ruling give birth to protected rights by ending quotas but allowed race be an admissions factor.
Therefore, the Option B is correct
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