"Activists Challenge Harvard's Legacy Admissions Following SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling"

Civil rights group Lawyers for Civil Rights has filed a lawsuit against Harvard University, challenging the practice of legacy admissions, which they argue discriminates against students of color by giving an unfair advantage to the mostly white children of alumni. The lawsuit alleges that Harvard's admissions system violates the Civil Rights Act and calls for an end to the practice. This comes in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to end affirmative action in college admissions. Critics argue that legacy admissions are no longer defensible without affirmative action as a counterbalance, and a separate campaign is urging alumni to withhold donations until schools end legacy admissions. President Joe Biden and several Democrats in Congress have also called for an end to the policy. The lawsuit draws attention to other colleges that have abandoned legacy admissions, and it asks the U.S. Education Department to declare the practice illegal and force Harvard to abandon it as long as the university receives federal funding.