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St. Johns Law R eview Volume 80 Article 4 Issue 1 Volume 80, Winter 2006, Number 1 February 2012 The Misuse of the LSAT: Discrimination Against Blacks and Other Minorities in Law School Admi ssions Vernellia R. Randall Follow this and additional works at : /lawreview Re ommended Citation Randall, Vernellia R . (2012) The Misuse of the LSAT: Discrimination Against Blacks and Other Minorities in Law School Admi ssions, St. Johns Law Review: Vol. 80: Iss. 1, Article 4. Available at : /lawreview/vol80/iss1/4 This Symposium is brought to you for free and open a ess by the Journals at St. Johns Law Scholarship Repository. It has been a epted for inclusion in St. Johns Law R eview by an authorized administrator of St. Johns Law Scholarship Repository. For more information, please ontact erjanm@. THE RONALD H. BROWN CENTER FOR CIVIL RIGHTS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SYMPOSIUM THE MISUSE OF THE LSAT: DISCRIMINATION AGAINST BLACKS AND OTHER MINORITIES IN LAW SCHOOL ADMISSIONS VERNELLIA R. RANDALLt INTRODUCTION Each year when the U.S. News WorldReport publishes its college and university rankings, law professors and deans scramble to learn if their institutions rank has risen or fallen. Law schools are engaging in disturbing practices in efforts to raise their rank. If a Black or Mexican applicant is denied admission to law school, there is an excellent possibility that he or she may have been discriminated against based on race. It is not the blatant No Blacks Allowed kind of discri