The Department of Justice accused Duke University School of Law on Thursday of illegally using race as a metric in its admissions process, marking the latest Trump administration move to crack down on race-based admissions in higher education. The DOJ said its Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 compliance review
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The Department of Justice accused Duke University School of Law on Thursday of illegally using race as a metric in its admissions process, marking the latest Trump administration move to crack down on race-based admissions in higher education. The DOJ said its Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 compliance review
The Justice Department (DOJ) concluded an investigation into Duke University School of Law, determining the school unlawfully discriminated against white and Asian applicants in admissions for three past incoming classes. The Department of Justice accused Duke University School of Law on Thursday of illegally using race as a metric in its admissions process, marking the latest Trump administration move to crack down on race-based admissions in higher education. The Justice Department has accused Duke University’s law school of unlawfully considering race in admissions in the latest Trump administration action against higher education institutions.
The Hill reported the story as "DOJ accuses Duke Law of racial discrimination against white, Asian applicants." The Independent reported the story as "DOJ finds Duke Law School discriminated based on race in admissions." Washington Examiner reported the story as "Duke Law School illegally considered race in admissions, DOJ says."
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4 sources have covered this story, including Washington Examiner, The Independent, The Hill and The Seattle Times. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 1 day ago.
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