I am shocked, shocked that elite Law Schools reinforce class distinctions and reward the wealthy

Why is it that our supposedly most 'egalitarian' institutions are in fact our most elitist and stratifying?  Why is it that no one remarks on this incredible hypocrisy?  Oh, that's right, because we're talking about the elite and they write the news, set the tone, make the laws and they want to be known as egalitarian.

Even when they're not.

LOOKING AT THE INFLUENCE OF class in American legal education. “The vast majority of American law students come from relatively elite backgrounds; this is especially true at the most prestigious law schools . . . Although racial diversity has increased sharply during the intervening decades, the great majority of non-white law students are, like whites, from relatively elite backgrounds. . . . Law school admission policies use very large and relatively mechanical racial preferences, but appear to generally ignore SES considerations. Some law school policies militate against the admission of low- and moderate-SES applicants. Even in awarding grants and scholarships, law schools apparently generally ignore need; low-SES whites receive half as much scholarship aid as do high-SES whites.”

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