> Is Harvard not allowed to admit the students they want? No, they are not allowed to use racial preferences to make up for historical (and experiential) racis

> Is Harvard not allowed to admit the students they want? No, they are not allowed to use racial preferences to make up for historical (and experiential) racism, even through they would prefer to. Clarence Thomas seemed to be making the argument that the reason they are not allowed is because a racial categorization is just racism, but also seemed to indicate that considering the actual harms of slavery and Jim Crow wouldn't be racism. That would indicate that he would uphold legacy admissions if they had to decide it, because they're specific, instead of racist. But that would be about the descendants of slaves, not "minorities" or "people of color."