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US DOJ enforcement against race-based admissions proxies

The developments in this story so far, most recent first.

  1. Breaking

    DOJ accuses Duke Law of racial discrimination against white, Asian applicants

    No separate article for this desk or language yet.

  2. · date approximate Background

    The US Department of Justice announced investigations into 15 other medical schools for race-based admissions practices.

    Following findings that medical schools at Yale University and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) illegally considered race in admissions, the US Department of Justice announced in June that it was launching investigations into 15 other medical schools.

  3. · date approximate Background

    US President Donald Trump repeatedly accused colleges of using racial proxies to maintain diversity.

    US President Donald Trump has repeatedly accused colleges of utilizing proxies for the purpose of maintaining racial diversity.

  4. · date approximate Background

    The US Supreme Court ruled affirmative action in college admissions illegal.

    Affirmative action in college admissions has been illegal in the United States since a 2023 US Supreme Court ruling.