An insightful, yet seldom heard observation about the consequences of the Michigan Law School racial preferences program from Erik Jaffe at the Volokh Conspiracy:
At mid-tier law schools, however, it is likely that an affirmative action policy would almost have to accept any minimally qualified candidate given the practical limits of the applicant pool, the cream-skimming by elite schools, and the need to admit a "critical mass." At some point along the scale of law schools, it will be utterly impossible to admit a critical mass of minority candidates because there will be no more candidates left to admit, their having all been pulled up to higher-tier law schools.Read the whole thing. And read the rest of the Volokh blog for the sharpest commentary on yesterday's Supreme Court decisions you're likely to find anywhere. Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at June 24, 2003 10:51 AM
Why, though, are the Volokhs posting two days into the future?
Posted by: Spoons on June 24, 2003 02:13 PMThe Volokhs usually get there firstest with the mostest.
Posted by: Knives and Forks on June 24, 2003 06:13 PMGreat article! I referenced it in a related article on my blog at http://www.luxeword.com/archives/000122.html.
-Vik
Posted by: Vik Rubenfeld on June 24, 2003 10:57 PM