not come from a federal civil rights complaint filed today with the u.s. department of education. now, the complaint challenges harvard's legacy admissions as a civil rights violation. and it seeks to force harvard to stop considering applicants relationships to alumni in the admissions process. the groups who have filed the complaint argue that ending legacy admission is more urgent than ever, because race conscious admissions policies may have helped to offset those legacy programs have now been banned by the supreme court. joining us now is michael kippins, litigation fellow and lawyer for civil rights, and lead lawyer on this complaint filed today. mr. kippins, thank you so much for being here with us. to what extent is this complaint a response to last week's supreme court decision on affirmative action? >> well, first, thank you for having me. i am glad to be here. we at lawyers for civil rights have been concerned with a donor and legacy preferences