For the past week, in my undergraduate educational law course, we have been talking about desegregation and affirmative action. As such, we have been discussing Grutter v. Bollinger and Parents Involved v. Seattle. These cases both concerned admission decisions based on race, at the higher ed. and K-12 levels, respectively. In our discussions, we have talked a lot about admission policies and all the different factors that can be considered when admitting a student to a university. One of those admission factors my colleagues and I always point out is legacy admissions. All of the students are somewhat sour on legacy admissions, as am I, so I thought I would point out this New York Times article (also this ABA Journal) on legacy admissions and a new, unique way of considering their unconstitutionality under the Nobility Clause of the Constitution.
