The issue focused on Georgia's admission standards for admission to state colleges and universities. Although Georgia schools generally admit students based on grades and standardized tests, state lawmakers approved new eligibility criteria for admission that pushed students into classes they otherwise wouldn't enroll in. Many Georgia residents questioned whether those criteria violated students' constitutional rights to equal protection under the law and equal protection under the Constitution's Equal Protection Clause. The Georgia Supreme Court overturned those admissions criteria in 2006. The ruling invalidated Georgia's graduation requirement for entering Georgia colleges and universities