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DOJ accuses Duke Law of illegal race-based admissions

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The U.S. Department of Justice has accused Duke University School of Law of unlawfully considering race in its admissions process. The DOJ claims the law school used factors like personal essays and first-generation status as proxies for race, despite stating a commitment to race-neutral admissions. This action follows similar findings against Yale and UCLA medical schools and aligns with the Trump administration's broader scrutiny of affirmative action practices after a 2023 Supreme Court ruling. AI

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DOJ accuses Duke Law of illegal race-based admissions

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    DOJ accuses Duke law school of favoring Black applicants over white and Asian ones

    “Using ‘diversity’ essay questions to identify preferred races for admission is still illegal discrimination based on race," said Harmeet Dhillon of the DOJ.

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