Question

A student who was denied admission to law school brought suit against the school. While the case was ongoing, the student was provisionally admitted. By the time the Court was about to issue its decision, the student was going to graduate soon. The case, DeFunis v. Odegaard (1974), was dismissed because the Court determined the outcome of the case would not affect the student. The Court dismissed the case as

Answer 1

Answer:

The Court dismissed the case as moot and ordered it vacated and remanded to the Washington Supreme Court.

Explanation:

Since the student was about to graduate, the court learned that DeFunis would be permitted to graduate no matter what the Supreme Court decided. So, five of the justices agreed that the case was moot. He would be legally able to complete his studies and the Supreme Court sidestepped the merits of the case and discussed only the standards of the suit.