"Harvard's Legacy Admissions Under Fire for Alleged Discrimination"

Advocacy groups have filed a federal civil rights complaint against Harvard University, accusing the Ivy League institution of granting preferential treatment to mostly white students through its legacy admissions policy. The complaint alleges that Harvard's practice of giving special preference to applicants with family ties to the university systematically disadvantages students of color. The filing comes in the wake of the Supreme Court's recent ruling that colleges can no longer consider race as a key factor in admissions. The complaint calls on the Department of Education to investigate Harvard's legacy preferences, declare them illegal, and order the university to end the practice if it wants to continue receiving federal funds.