asian-americans sued the school, charging that harvard admissions officers disregard their terminology test scores and grades and hold them to a higher standard. although a federal judge ruled earlier this month siding with the university, the case is far from over. that s because the man behind the lawsuit is edward bloom, one of the nation s most influential and conservative opponents of affirmative action. harvard systematically raises the bar for asian-americans and systematically lowers it for whites, african-americans, and hispanics. blum has vowed to appeal that decision and many believe it will end with a national showdown at a supreme court dominated by conservatives, many of whom are long-time skeptics of affirmative action. one of the ironies of the harvard case is while it pretends to be about discrimination against asian-americans in admissions, it s really not.
illegal. allan paul bakke. they said once again that white rights are supreme in this country. but affirmative action wasn t dead. the court also said that race could be considered in admissions but only as one of many factors. and now, another legal battle threatening to end affirmative action once and for all. this time the scene is harvard. asian-americans sued the school, charging that harvard admissions officers disregard their sterling test scores and grades and hold them to a higher standard. although a federal judge ruled earlier this month siding with the university, the case is far from over. that s because the man behind the lawsuit is edward blum, one of the nation s most influential