A SYSTEMIC ANALYSIS OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN AMERICAN LAW SCHOOLS

INTRODUCTION 368 I. A NOTE ON ORIGINS 374 II. DEFINING THE ROLE OF RACE IN LAW SCHOOL ADMISSIONS 390 III. THE CASCADE EFFECT OF RACIAL PREFERENCES 410 IV. AN ASIDE ON THE VALUE OF ACADEMIC INDICES 418 V. EFFECTS OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN LAW SCHOOL 425 VI. EFFECTS OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION ON PASSING THE BAR 442 VII. THE JOB MARKET 454 VIII. THE EFFECTS OF DROPPING OR MODIFYING RACIAL PREFERENCES 468 CONCLUSION 478