Protesters gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court as affirmative action cases involving Harvard and University of North Carolina admissions are heard by the court in Washington on Monday, October 31, 2022.Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images The Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions at the end of June. The Education and Justice Departments released new guidance for colleges in the ruling's aftermath. They said colleges can reconsider how they use legacy preference in admissions. The White House just told colleges they can take a closer look at how they favor legacy students in their admissions processes.On Monday, President Joe Biden's Education and Justice Departments released new guidance to schools in the aftermath of the Supreme Court decision at the end of July that struck down affirmative action in college admissions.