Is this for real? 

[Harvard Law Review] Editors complained that a piece had cited "A LOT of old white men," attempted to guess whether a scholar was "Latina," complained that an author was "not from an underrepresented background," and praised an article for citing "predominantly Black singers, rappers, and members of Twitter."

Another article was recommended, in part, because "it cites a Kendrick song in the Conclusion!"….

While some editors recommended pieces on the grounds that the author was a minority, others paid more attention to the article’s footnotes, combing through the citations to see how many sources were white, black, or transgender.

"The author cited 20 men by name," Leah Smith, who graduated Harvard Law School in May, wrote of one article, but only "9 women and 1 non-binary scholar."

Everyone knows student editors don't know what they're doing (which is why it's good they consult more now with faculty*), but this is really a new low.

*Some student-edited law reviews can't even do faculty-consultations in a professional way.  In one case (involving a very prominent law review, not Harvard or Chicago), I was given the usual 48 hours to give my opinion.  I did:  the article, I noted, was "sophomoric" and "not publishable," and I gave some explanation.  The journal accepted the article for publication.  The author was a faculty member at that school.  My assessment was, in fact, correct.