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In my view this law violates the institutions freedom of association rights. In practicality as much as many of us decry legacy admits, the fact remains that
by mmmBacon 2y ago
In my view this law violates the institutions freedom of association rights. In practicality as much as many of us decry legacy admits, the fact remains that these institutions were built financially by legacy families. So if you’re talented and lucky enough to get admitted you’re benefiting from legacy admissions.
- quotemstr 2y agoFreedom of association has been a dead letter for decades though.
- mmmBacon 2y agoActually you can’t be more wrong. * The right to associate is more than just a right to attend a meeting. Instead, it is "the right to express one's attitudes or philosophies by membership in a group or by affiliation with it or by other lawful means." (Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)). The Supreme Court has stated that association in this context is a "form of expression of opinion." The freedom of association also prohibits laws that require groups to include people they disagree with regarding certain political, religious, or other ideological subjects. The Court has held that compelling groups to include people can violate group members' freedom of association. (Hurley v. Irish-American Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Group of Boston (1995)).*
- asadotzler 2y agoWell, they can stop taking any public money and do what ever the hell they want. it's a simple quid pro quo. Don't like the deal, don't take the money.
- TeaBrain 2y agoIt's not simple quid pro quo between the universities and the government like you are trying to portray it. The grants primarily benefit the students and researchers who wouldn't have been funded otherwise. The private universities with legacy admissions don't need the money for admissions.