Justice Department drops its Yale admissions discrimination lawsuit The Justice Department noted in its filing that it was voluntarily dismissing the action, filed in October under the Trump administration. (Source: U.S. Department of Justice) By COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL BALSAMO | February 3, 2021 at 11:31 AM EST - Updated February 3 at 11:55 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) â In another reversal of Trump-era policy, the Biden administration on Wednesday dropped its discrimination lawsuit against Yale University that alleged the Ivy League school was illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants.
Federal prosecutors said the Justice Departmentâs underlying investigation, aimed at ensuring Yale complies with federal anti-discrimination laws, continues.
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WASHINGTON â In another reversal of Trump-era policy, the Biden administration Feb. 3 dropped its discrimination lawsuit against Yale University that alleged the Ivy League school was illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants.
Federal prosecutors said the Justice Departmentâs underlying investigation, aimed at ensuring Yale complies with federal anti-discrimination laws, continues.
The government accused Yale in October of violating civil rights laws because it âdiscriminates based on race and national origin in its undergraduate admissions process, and that race is the determinative factor in hundreds of admissions decisions each year.â The investigation stemmed from a 2016 complaint by the New Jersey-based Asian American Coalition for Education coalition against Yale, Brown and Dartmouth.