Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College et al

  1. January 09, 2024

    Harvard Resolves Fee Spat, Ending Affirmative Action Case

    The landmark case that struck down race-conscious admissions policies in higher education officially ended Tuesday, after Harvard University resolved an attorney-fee dispute with the anti-affirmative action group behind the suit in Massachusetts federal court.

  2. October 01, 2019

    Harvard's Race-Conscious Admissions Policy Is Constitutional

    A Massachusetts federal judge handed Harvard University a win Tuesday in a landmark admissions trial, finding the Ivy League school's race-conscious admissions policy is constitutional.

  3. July 19, 2019

    Massachusetts Cases To Watch: Midyear Report

    Boston courthouses have been hopping as spring has turned to summer and high-profile white collar cases, the anticipated verdict in a landmark education and employment case, and a pair of cases dealing with courthouse immigration arrests have been filling up the Bay State's dockets. Here, Law360 highlights some of the most important cases to watch in the second half of 2019.

  4. February 13, 2019

    Students Needn't Testify To Show Bias At Harvard, Judge Told

    A bias in Harvard University against Asian-American applicants is clearly demonstrated by data, and the group suing the school did not need to subject its students to the scrutiny of testifying in the landmark affirmative action case, a judge heard Wednesday during closing arguments.

  5. November 21, 2018

    High Court May End Up Passing On Harvard Admissions Case

    As Students for Fair Admissions and Harvard University await a verdict on whether the school discriminates against Asian-American applicants following a headline-grabbing trial, some constitutional law experts are not convinced the U.S. Supreme Court will ultimately decide this case after upholding the University of Texas' race-conscious admissions policy in 2016.

  6. November 02, 2018

    Both Sides Decry 'Wolf' Of Racial Bias As Harvard Trial Wraps

    The closely watched trial of a lawsuit taking on Harvard University's affirmative action admissions policies, which could land before the U.S. Supreme Court and have a wide-ranging effect on college applications, closed Friday with the challengers saying the "wolf" of racial bias was at the school's front door and the university saying that wolf was targeting black and Latino students.

  7. November 01, 2018

    Harvard Questioned On Admissions Guideline Change At Trial

    A recent change in guidelines Harvard University gives to admissions officers regarding the use of race in assigning an applicant's "personal rating" was spotlighted in testimony Thursday, as the group suing the school over its affirmative action policies suggested Harvard made the shift in response to the high-profile litigation.

  8. October 31, 2018

    Harvard Expert Testifies Racial Bias Can't Be Ruled Out

    Harvard University's star expert witness faced a spirited cross-examination Wednesday by an attorney for the group suing the Ivy League school over its affirmative action admissions policies, and acknowledged that he cannot rule out a racial bias in one of Harvard's admissions ratings being the reason Asian-Americans receive lower scores.

  9. October 30, 2018

    Harvard Expert Testifies 'No Evidence' Of Applicant Bias

    There is no statistical evidence Harvard University discriminates against Asian-American applicants or engages in so-called racial balancing, according to testimony Tuesday by an expert witness for the Ivy League school who rebutted claims made by the group bringing the landmark lawsuit, Students for Fair Admissions.

  10. October 29, 2018

    Harvard Students, Alumni Testify Race Matters In Admissions

    A diverse group of Harvard students and alumni took center stage Monday in the closely watched affirmative action trial, telling a federal judge how their ethnicity shaped their time at Harvard and discouraging the elimination of a race-conscious admissions policy at the Ivy League school.