“As Black students in law school, we’re concerned that SCOTUS could dismantle affirmative action at a time when students of color remain at significant disadvantage,” write BLSA Advocacy Co-Chairs Devontae Torriente L’24 and Ty Parks L’24 for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Devontae Torriente L’24As Black students in law school — a field that remains one of the least diverse in the country — the role of race in higher-education admissions is never far from our minds. This reality is why we are particularly concerned about the latest Supreme Court term.
In the next few months, the court is set to take another wrecking ball to its legal precedent. This time, the court is poised to undermine its rulings that have helped level the playing field for Black students and other students of color.