> This has nothing to do with literacy tests I mentioned literacy tests as the restrictions put on them by the civil rights act are an illustrative example of

> This has nothing to do with literacy tests I mentioned literacy tests as the restrictions put on them by the civil rights act are an illustrative example of the act calling out indirect discrimination. I understand they aren't directly related to college admissions. I could have used a contrived example. Like how height requirements could discriminate against women. But that's not mentioned in the act, while literacy tests are...so it's a better and more relevant example. It was in reply to this: "But you can favor people for other reasons, which may result in more people of a certain race. That doesnt violate the Civil Rights Act." Again, an example where that's not true. In that case "literacy tests" for voting were restricted, even through it's "other reasons" and indirect. The literacy tests have, as you say, "unequal outcomes". I'm not 100% convinced that legacy admissions would fall into the same category. But, I imagine many people are. In other words, I brought up the literacy tests as an example of something that contradicts your assertion, which I read as something like "only clear and direct discrimination is in scope for the civil rights act".