by Press | Feb 3, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – The Department of Justice announced today that it will be dropping its lawsuit against Yale University, which had alleged the university was discriminating against white and certain Asian American applicants in its admissions process. The...
by Press | Jan 13, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – Indianapolis-based Lumina Foundation awarded a $325,000 grant today to the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. A natural pairing, Lumina Foundation is committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school available to...
by Press | Oct 9, 2020 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.)- The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a federal lawsuit against Yale University challenging its admissions program and alleging discrimination against white students and some Asian American students. The following Lawyers’ Committee for Civil...
by Press | Sep 16, 2020 | Press Releases
(Cambridge, Mass.) – The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Massachusetts heard arguments from civil rights groups today in SFFA v. Harvard, regarding Harvard’s race-conscious admissions policy. The groups argued that the policy must be...
by Press | Sep 16, 2020 | Press Releases
Harvard’s race-conscious admissions policy rightly acknowledges race-based barriers continue to pervade our society and affirmative action must be upheld to ensure selective colleges do not overlook remarkable, well-rounded underrepresented students of color the...
