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>> shepard: sounds like it. dean of admissions of one of the prestigious universities of all the world is defending the school's admission process in a federal court today. a nonprofit group is suing harvard university saying it discriminates against asian american applicants holding them to a higher standard than students from other races. school officials have denied any discrimination. they say race is just one of the many factors that they look at when considering applicants and what they want to do is create a diverse student body. jackie heinrichs is live in boston now. jackie? >> shep, ...

For the harvard policy. this is the most significant entry in the debate of affirmative action. the doj says harvard race-based admissions process is a significant disadvantage to asian-americans. harvard rejected it has a cap on students admissions and is deeply upset that it is recycling the same statements. there are 497 children still separated from their parents at the u.s./mexico border. this is according to the new court filing. some of them whose parents deported without them. it remains unclear how many parents were deported with the children. a total of 1,097 children were reunited...

Disputed where you have a white applicant who has better grades than the african-american applicant, the african-american is accepted, the what type applicant is not accepted. >> which did a review of this several years ago and with alana kagan recusing herself decided with the principal of affirmative action, race being used as part of the admissions process, a criteria in the process. we don't see white applicants being discriminated against, categorically, globally, what we see are offices of admissions using race and ethnicity as part of a process to develop a diverse campus and student bo...

The admissions process, while making it harder for institutions to use such policies. smithfield foods has dropped paula deen as its spokeswoman. the company said it condemns the use of offensive and discriminatory language. last week paula deen, the popular southern chef admitted to using racial slurs in the past, anderson? >> thanks very much. tomorrow morning on "new day" paula deen's sons are going to speak with chris cuomo for the first time about their mom, that's on the show at 6:00 a.m. starting tomorrow morning. we'll be right back. mine was earned in djibouti, africa. 2004.

Let's check in with randi kaye. >> word tonight that the irs targeted liberal groups as well as conservative groups seeking tax exempt status. that's according to sandra levin who said the term progressives was included on irs screening lists of tax exempt businesses made available to congress today. the supreme court sent a texas case on race-based college admissions back to a lower court for further review. in doing so, the justices sidestepped a sweeping decision on a hot button issue. it affirmed the use of race in the admissions process, while making it harder for institutions to use su...