Inside the Justice Department’s Case Against Yale

Dispute over Ivy League discrimination will continue no matter who wins this November

Kevin Daley
August 25, 2020 1:35 PM

The Justice Department's decision to threaten Yale University with a lawsuit over allegedly discriminatory admissions practices has raised questions about timing and politics, but those connected to the probe say they had little choice but to proceed when they did.

Yale Discriminates Against Asian, White Applicants, Justice Department Says

Kevin Daley
August 13, 2020 8:30 PM

The Department of Justice has concluded that Yale University unlawfully discriminates against Asian and white applicants in its admissions process.

Washington State Defeats Affirmative Action Proposal

Democratic stronghold rejects progressive plan even as national Dems move left

Charles Fain Lehman
November 13, 2019 4:10 PM

Washington state voters rejected a referendum to permit affirmative action in hiring decisions, election officials confirmed Tuesday evening.

Harvard ‘Recruited to Reject’ Thousands of Black Kids, Study Shows

Kept African American admit rates down by pumping up applicant pool

Charles Fain Lehman
November 5, 2019 4:30 PM

Harvard systematically advertised to black students whose low standardized test scores gave them little chance of being admitted, a new study reveals, in what the authors suggest was a bid to obscure racial quotas at the university.

Dem Rep Rips Harvard: ‘Your Admissions Policies Against Asian-Americans Are Racist’

Conor Beck
June 15, 2018 3:44 PM

Rep. Ted Lieu (D., Calif.) ripped Harvard University for systematic bias against Asian American students, which was revealed after internal Harvard reports became a focal point in a lawsuit against the school.

Supreme Court Upholds University of Texas Affirmative Action Program

Aaron Kliegman
June 23, 2016 12:17 PM

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld an affirmative action program at the University of Texas that takes an applicant’s race into account when considering college admission.

Supreme Court Case Could Invalidate Affirmative Action in Michigan

Michigan amendment banning racial discrimination, preference under scrutiny

Daniel Wiser
October 15, 2013 9:30 AM

The U.S. Supreme Court could invalidate the use of racial discrimination or preferences in public college and university admissions after it hears a case Tuesday.

Minnesota Democrat Calls Clarence Thomas ‘Uncle Tom’

Washington Free Beacon Staff
June 25, 2013 2:18 PM

A Democratic state representative from Minnesota attacked Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas with racially charged language on Tuesday after Thomas joined a majority of justices in striking down a portion of the Voting Rights Act.

U.S. Justices Send Key Affirmative Action Case Back to Lower Court

Reuters
June 24, 2013 1:47 PM

Supporters of affirmative action breathed a sigh of relief on Monday as the U.S. Supreme Court avoided a major ruling in a closely watched case on the racial admissions policy at the University of Texas by sending the case back to a lower court.

Equal Treatment Under the Law

Activist Ward Connerly sees end of affirmative action on the horizon

Tyler O'Neil
December 6, 2012 5:00 AM

Ward Connerly says the Supreme Court’s upcoming ruling in Fisher v. University of Texas may help kill racial preferences once and for all.