"This racial-spoils system has greatly exacerbated racial tensions throughout the country."

Renowned Supreme Court advocate Michael Carvin gave trenchant remarks on the Harvard affirmative-action case at the Federalist Society's national lawyers convention.

Each year, the second or third week of November features the highlight of my social and professional calendar: the Federalist Society’s national lawyers convention. It’s held over three days, Thursday through Sunday, at the venerable Mayflower hotel in downtown Washington. Except for the Antonin Scalia Memorial Dinner, which for the last number of years…