In Asian Discrimination Appeal, Harvard Talks out of Both Sides of Its Mouth
School claims efforts to racially balance students don t constitute racial quotas Photo by Glen Cooper / Getty Images Kevin Daley • May 20, 2021 4:58 am
Harvard University this week urged the Supreme Court to reject a challenge to its affirmative action policies, but its brief is more likely to aggravate the conservative majority than pacify its well-documented hostility to race-conscious policies.
Students for Fair Admissions, the advocacy group behind the lawsuit, alleges that Harvard discriminates against Asian applicants, and their petition calls on the justices to demolish the legal foundations of affirmative action. Harvard urged the justices not to get involved, saying the petition doesn’t meet the Court’s usual criteria for taking cases.
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Harvard s pursuit of diversity is being put to the test
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Proton beam coverage suit against UnitedHealthcare moves forward
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A federal judge refused to toss a proposed class-action suit against UnitedHealthcare, with plaintiffs alleging the Minnetonka, Minn.-based insurer improperly denied benefits and did not live up to its fiduciary duty to cover a type of cancer treatment known as proton beam therapy.
U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs denied UnitedHealthcare s motion to dismiss on Monday. In March 2020, a court dismissed an individual claim on behalf of Kate Weismann, who paid $95,000 out-of-pocket for proton beam therapy to treat her cervical cancer. The court said that she would have to sue under a different provision of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or ERISA. While Weismann accused UnitedHealthcare of breaching its fiduciary duty, the judge said she should have sued the insurer for denial of benefits. Weismann amended her complaint and the court eventually consolidated