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Duke Law Journal's Race-Focused Essays Spark Legal Controversy

6/30/2025

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Duke Law Journal has sparked controversy by inviting minority applicants to submit race-focused essays for editorial board roles, promising extra points. This memo, shared exclusively with affinity groups, raises alarms over possible legal violations and discrimination, as it appears to defy a Supreme Court ruling against racial preferences in admissions.

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Story summary

Duke Law Journal has sparked controversy by inviting minority applicants to submit race-focused essays for editorial board roles, promising extra points. This memo, shared exclusively with affinity groups, raises alarms over possible legal violations and discrimination, as it appears to defy a Supreme Court ruling against racial preferences in admissions.