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US federal judge strikes down Houston’s race-based contracting program

A US federal judge on Tuesday ruled that a Houston, Texas, city program establishing racial goals for public contracts violates the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause, striking...

Race Discrimination in Admissions Suit Against U Washington Can Go Forward

From Zhong v. Univ. of Wash. Bd. of Regents, decided yesterday by Judge James Robart (W.D. Wash.): This civil rights action… The post Race Discrimination in Admissions Suit Against...

Understanding Statistical Analyses of College Admissions Policies

The controversy surrounding ACTS highlights a practical question that is likely to shape the next era of affirmative-action litigation: how can litigants use data to prove or dispr...

We need lawfare for white men

For decades, American hiring and admissions have been distorted by a legal and bureaucratic regime that promised equal treatment while repeatedly rewarding institutions for sorting...

Labor Department issues rules axing affirmative action requirements for contractors

The documents follow up on one of President Donald Trump’s first orders that sought to alter the federal government’s antidiscrimination enforcement work.

Discriminatory 'shadow' review process locks White, Asian students out of California med school, DOJ alleges

Harmeet Dhillon says UC San Diego Med used hardship essays as a proxy for race, admitting Black applicants at twice the rate of White applicants.

US DOJ launches investigation into William & Mary College student benefit criteria

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday announced that it has opened an investigation into the College of William & Mary (W&M) scholarship and student benefit policies...

Equal treatment makes a comeback

There is something almost touching about the astonishment with which American universities are discovering that racial discrimination is illegal.The Justice Department announced Mo...

DOJ probes College of William & Mary alleging discrimination in favor of minorities

The DOJ is investigating William & Mary for allegedly favoring ethnic minorities in scholarships and student benefits. The post DOJ probes College of William & Mary allegin...

Texas A&M Faculty Challenge System’s Race and Gender Rules

Texas A&M Faculty Challenge System’s Race and Gender Rules Katherine Knott Wed, 08/05/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Kath...

DOJ Accuses Duke Law School of Racial Discrimination in Admissions

The U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division alleges that Duke Law School deliberately used tools to slant admissions in favor of Blacks and Hispanics for the past three in...

EEOC Revocation of Affirmative Action Guidelines and The Impact on Employment Discrimination Claims

DOJ Finds UC San Diego Medical School Discriminated By Race In Admissions

The DOJ found UC San Diego's medical school used race in admissions, admitting Black applicants at over double the rate of white applicants after SFFA. The post DOJ Finds UC San Di...