Okay, Im going to play devil's advocate for a second. The OP stated that blacks on average score 6 points lower on their lsats then whites do. He also mentioned a stanford study where the way a question was stated could perpetuate or eliminate inferiority. Now, I believe the LSAT is both a test designed to test our deciation to our studies and our capabilities of logical thinking. Now, I know stress came into play with my score and as a resul, the test appropriately rated my abilities to perform under pressure. Now, it can be suggested from purpose of the test that the average black man who scores 6 points lower then the average white man isnt capable of performing under this pressure and the resulting score is truely a measure of his ability. Now, this isnt to say that the black canidate is somehow inferior to the white canidate. However, if the person is some how internalizing the racist idealogy of the dominant group is that canidate as intellectually prepared for a career in the legal profession? That is not to say that the internalized white superiority present in many makes them any better suited to be lawyers. Anyway, my point is that the gaps in scores may point to some flaw in the canidates ability to perform adequately.
Now, I know the comments will be that these are racist remarks, so let me clarify my intentions of this post before this begins. First, all white men are racists, because racism is having power over another. White privelege makes us racists because we unjustly recieve superior treatment. Anyway, thats something I got from my Soc. background.
Also, I believe that AA can be justified to help bridge this gap. Unfortunately, way to often, AA is misconstrued into reverse descrimination. It can not possibly be argued that every numerical indicator is unfair. So, why then are URMs sneaking into harvard with 3.0 gpas and low lsat scores. In John Galts case (im a fan of yours, lol, or a groupie of some sort), he got into great schools. His lsat was slightly below average but a steller gpa. As a white male, i got into great schools with a slightly lower lsat and great gpa. Anyway, i think that instead of AA, the whole admissions process should be visited. No attempt should be made to "compensate" for the precieved inferiority that blacks face during testing. The test should be reworked so that this isnt even a factory. We should be judged based on the quality of our application package instead of just our skin color.