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Perhaps the most notable case involved admissions at the [[Virginia Military Institute]] (VMI), a state-owned college in  Lexington, Virginia. In 1990 the US Department of Justice sued VMI seeking to end its all-male admissions policy. In response, Virginia created a [[Virginia Women's Institute for Leadership]] (VWIL) at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Virginia.  Women seeking admission to VMI took the case to the United States Supreme Court, which ruled 7-1 that VMI must admit women based on the [[Fourteenth Amendment]] in ''United States v. Virginia''.<ref>http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=CASE&court=US&vol=518&page=515</ref>  VMI then considered converting into a private college, but the Department of Defense threatened to withdraw its ROTC program if the school converted to being private.  Finally, VMI's board voted 8-7 to admit women with the first class entering in 1997.

Perhaps the most notable case involved admissions at the [[Virginia Military Institute]] (VMI), a state-owned college in  Lexington, Virginia. In 1990 the US Department of Justice sued VMI seeking to end its all-male admissions policy. In response, Virginia created a [[Virginia Women's Institute for Leadership]] (VWIL) at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Virginia.  Women seeking admission to VMI took the case to the United States Supreme Court, which ruled 7-1 that VMI must admit women based on the [[Fourteenth Amendment]] in ''United States v. Virginia''.<ref>http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=CASE&court=US&vol=518&page=515</ref>  VMI then considered converting into a private college, but the Department of Defense threatened to withdraw its ROTC program if the school converted to being private.  Finally, VMI's board voted 8-7 to admit women with the first class entering in 1997.

Some coeducational institutions used different admissions standards for male and female applicants.  In 2009, the United States Civil Rights Commission launched an investigation into whether college admissions policies discriminated based on gender.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2009/11/18/us-civil-rights-commission-investigates-college-admission-bias|title=

Some coeducational institutions used different admissions standards for male and female applicants.  In 2009, the United States Civil Rights Commission launched an investigation into whether college admissions policies discriminated based on gender.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2009/11/18/us-civil-rights-commission-investigates-college-admission-bias|title=

U.S. Civil Rights Commission Investigates College Admission Bias|first=Zach|last=Miners|date=November 18, 2009|accessdate=August 30, 2012}}</ref>

U.S. Civil Rights Commission Investigates College Admission Bias|first=Zach|last=Miners|date=November 18, 2009|accessdate=August 30, 2012}}</ref>