Justice Department Says Duke Law School Illegally Considered Race in Admissions
Justice Department says Duke Law used essay questions and reviewer tags to give Black and Hispanic applicants higher admission odds than similarly qualified White and Asian applicants.
- On Thursday, the Justice Department accused Duke Law School of unlawfully considering race in admissions, marking the latest Trump administration action targeting higher education institutions for alleged discrimination.
- Investigators found Duke Law intentionally discriminated in 2023, 2024, and 2025 classes, violating the Civil Rights Act and the Supreme Court's 2023 ruling in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard.
- Reviewers used tags to identify race-correlated traits, giving Black and Hispanic applicants roughly 3.5 times higher admission probability than equally qualified Asian applicants, according to findings.
- Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said the DOJ is seeking a voluntary settlement with the university, though the department will file suit if compliance efforts fail.
- Recent actions also targeted medical schools at Yale University and the University of California, Los Angeles, as the department continues monitoring institutions for compliance with federal nondiscrimination laws.
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The Independent (US)DOJ finds Duke Law School discriminated based on race in admissions
This marks the latest action by the administration against higher education institutions
Justice Department accuses Duke Law School of illegally considering race in admissions
DURHAM, N.C. — The Justice Department on Thursday accused Duke University's law school of unlawfully considering race in admissions in the latest Trump administration action against higher education institutions.
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Justice Department says Duke Law School illegally considered race in admissions
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.
DOJ: Duke University Law School Discriminated Against White and Asian Applicants
U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon said Aug. 6 that the Department of Justice found that one of America’s most elite private law schools intentionally denied admission to higher-achieving students to advance its racial diversity goals. For the incoming classes of 2023, 2024, and 2025, Duke University Law’s applications asked candidates how they would further the school’s mission to equal justice, public service, and…
DOJ accuses Duke Law School of racial discrimination in admissions
The US Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division is accusing the Duke University Law School of intentional racial discrimination in admissions from 2023 to 2025. The DOJ outlined its concerns in a six-page letter Thursday signed by Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. “Having determined that Duke Law deliberately discriminated on the basis of race in its decisions to admit and deny applic…
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