A group of Democrats revived a bill to ban legacy admissions across colleges.
It comes after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions.
And it's not a form of affirmative action that serves our country well."
Following the decision, legacy admissions practices entered a harsh spotlight.
Some prestigious schools have already ended their legacy admissions practices.
Persons:
Democratic Sens, Jeff Merkley, Chris Van Hollen, Jamaal Bowman, —, Merkley, Michael Roth, Van Hollen
Organizations:
Democrats, Service, Democratic, Democratic Rep, Fair College, Supreme, Black College and Universities, Education Department, Community Economic, Greater Boston, Network, Ivy League, Harvard, Johns Hopkins University, Amherst College, Wesleyan
Locations:
Wall, Silicon, New England