Will we see more preferences for early admits now?

Not necessarily. ED does not preclude other colleges from continuing to poach as they are not party to that particular student’s ED contract.

For example, my S applied ED, was accepted and then withdrew his apps like he was supposed to. Nevertheless, in early April, he received a letter from a top 50 school (one of his safeties) that said something to the effect, ‘we know that you may have already committed to another college, but I’m the Dean of [xx college] and we were impressed with your application (blah, blah, blah) and wanted to reach out with a full tuition+summer research travel stipend, and…’

Now, could poaching college be sued for torturous interference? Perhaps, but not worth the hassle.