If the emperor were ever naked, this would be it. I don't know if that analogy holds, since the emperor made a habit of writing amicus briefs to the Supreme Co

If the emperor were ever naked, this would be it. I don't know if that analogy holds, since the emperor made a habit of writing amicus briefs to the Supreme Court arguing (metaphorically) "I'm nude and that's OK! Though it would be awfully inconvenient for you to say I were naked. I just prefer a holistic fashion policy which includes nude among a range of options such as deshabille, birthday suit, unclothed, etc." Verbatim quotes: Brown University, University of Chicago, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Duke University, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, Stanford University, Vanderbilt University, and Yale University submit this brief as amici curiae in support of respondents. Amici have long used admissions policies similar to the Harvard Plan that Justice Powell approved in Regents of University of California v. Bakke, 438 U.S. 265 (1978), and the University of Michigan Law School plan this Court upheld in Grutter v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 306 (2003). Amici accordingly have substantial experience with admissions policies that consider all aspects of an applicant’s background and experience, including in some circumstances the applicant’s racial or ethnic background. ... Amici accordingly urge the Court to interpret the Constitution, consistent with Bakke and Grutter, to continue to allow educational institutions to structure admissions programs that take account of race and ethnicity as single factors within a highly individualized, holistic review process.