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Discrimination against protected classes is still prohibited in private organizations. Even if that weren't the case, though, we should still oppose this lawsu
by jakelazaroff 8y ago
Discrimination against protected classes is still prohibited in private organizations.
Even if that weren't the case, though, we should still oppose this lawsuit, which is quite literally an attempt to put legal constraints on admission to Harvard.
- gwright 8y agoAnti-discrimination laws regarding protected classes aren't applicable in general to private organizations. I believe that they generally are related to employment and public accommodations and to educational institutions that receive public funds. There are probably some other situations also. So Harvard Book Store can't discriminate based on protected classes (public accommodation) and Harvard can't discriminate when hiring staff (employer) and can't discriminate if they receive public funds. If Harvard refused public funds then they could set their own standards. This is why I suggested that it would make sense to remove federal funding. For example, here are some schools who have refused federal dollars: https://deanclancy.com/a-list-of-colleges-that-dont-take-federal-money/ https://deanclancy.com/a-list-of-colleges-that-dont-take-fed...