After discussing the merits of the law school admissions process, including analyzing the racial subjectivity inherent in the administration of the Law School Admission Test and its corresponding effect on racial diversity in the law school admissions process, suggests an alternative admissions process that attempts to identify the unique merits…

Article considered the Supreme Court case involving Marco DeFunis, Jr., a student attempting to gain admission to law school, and the discriminatory attitudes of law school admissions officers contrasted with the legal opinion of Justice William O. Douglas. (RK)

The question of possible racial bias in the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT), the issue crucial to future tests of the constitutionality of preferential admissions, is explored with the conclusion that uncertainties in this area should not overshadow the necessity for reexamination of law school admission criteria. (JT)