Just saw this on the SCOTUS affirmative action case and was wondering what the fallout would be. Are we niche? Could it change things for 2024, 25, later? QUOTE-- Justice Neil Gorsuch picked apart how colleges give advantages in admissions to legacy applicants, applicants with connections to donors and athletes who play niche sports.
“I'm wondering, suppose a university — a wealthy university — could eliminate those preferences which tend to favor the children of wealthy white parents and achieve diversity without race consciousness with strict scrutiny required to do so,” Gorsuch said, referring to the legal standard for when race can be considered in government policy. The conservative justice pointed to how admissions programs benefit an applicant who plays on the squash team or who could bring in a donation that would finance a new art museum. END QUOTE
