Regents of the University of California v. Bakke vs ruling

Regents of the University of California v. Bakke and ruling both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke	Yes	No	No	No
ruling	Yes	Yes	No	No

Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (noun)	ruling (noun)
a ruling by the Supreme Court on affirmative action; the Court ruled in 1978 that medical schools are entitled to consider race as a factor in their admission policy	the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)

Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (adjective)	ruling (adjective)
	exercising power or authority