Law journals at Columbia University Law School are delaying their masthead decisions in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling last week outlawing race-based college admissions, a sign that the ban on affirmative action is already having an effect beyond undergraduate programs.
The law school’s office of student services, which coordinates applications to all journals including the flagship Columbia Law Review, said Sunday that journal acceptances had been postponed until the school could verify that they comport with the new, race-blind standard articulated in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard.
“In light of the Supreme Court decision on Thursday, we are working with university leadership to better understand any implications for the journal ranking process,” the office told students in an email. “Because of this, journal acceptances will be delayed until we receive further clarity.”
[If Columbia is recalculating, it’s easy to guess that the other Ivies will too. I’m working on publishing a lengthy colloquy I have had with another author on the topic of affirmative action to be sure he is comfortable with publication. It will likely appear tomorrow. — Ed]
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