by Press | Oct 3, 2019 | Newsclips
The bitter fight over Harvard’s race-conscious admissions process — and affirmative action nationwide — is far from done. The university won the first round on Tuesday, when a federal judge ruled there was no evidence of explicit bias in Harvard’s treatment of...
by Press | Oct 1, 2019 | Newsclips
Harvard University defeated an anti-affirmative action group’s lawsuit to stop the school from using race as a factor in admissions, in a ruling that’s likely to be challenged all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. A federal judge on Tuesday said the...
by Press | Oct 1, 2019 | Press Releases
Judge also finds no proof of intentional discrimination against Asian American applicants Boston, MA – Federal Judge Allison D. Burroughs’ issued a landmark ruling today in favor of Harvard University on all counts in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. Harvard....
by Press | Oct 1, 2019 | Press Releases
Judge dismisses parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment in Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Prepares for Upcoming Trial Greensboro, NC — The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil...
by Press | Sep 6, 2019 | Newsclips
BOSTON – The Justice Department suffered a setback in June when the first defendant sentenced in the nation’s college admissions scandal, a former Stanford University sailing coach, avoided any prison time.