supreme court's decision striking down university affirmative action programs. last week's decision bans race conscious decision-making in college admissions. but in their opinions, a couple of the justices brought up a different form of preferential treatment at elite american universities, giving extra weight to applications from children of alumni and donors, so called legacy admissions. in her dissent, justice sanya sotomayor noted legacy applicants are predominantly white, and although they make up less than 5% of applicants of harvard, they constitute around 30% of the applicants admitted each year sotomayor called these legacies part of a, quote, admissions puzzle where most of the pieces disfavor underrepresented racial minorities. even conservative justice neil gorsuch who joined with the majority expressed discomfort with the legacies system of harvard preferences for the children of donors and alumni. he wrote, quote, while race neutral on their face, these preferences undoubtedly