The number of first-year Black and Latino students enrolled at Harvard Law School this year plummeted almost by half as enrollment data submitted to the American Bar Association reveals a drop from 43 to 19 Black students and from 63 to 32 Latino students compared to the previous year.
The decline follows the Supreme Court's decision which found race-conscious admissions policies at Harvard and the University of North Carolina violated the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause, effectively ending affirmative action in college admissions. The ruling has prompted widespread changes in how colleges and universities, including law schools, approach diversity in admissions.
