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

  1. September 28, 2018

    Harvard, Rejected Applicants Must Go To Trial, Judge Rules

    Only a bench trial can resolve claims that Harvard University's undergraduate arm discriminates against Asian-American applicants, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled Friday, denying cross-motions for summary judgment in a closely watched civil rights case.

  2. September 18, 2018

    Harvard Eyes Affirmative Action Opponent Behind Bias Suit

    Harvard University said Tuesday its lawyers were considering calling a high-profile affirmative action opponent to testify "in a trial he himself orchestrated" that could ask a Boston federal jury whether the Ivy League school discriminates against Asian-American undergraduate applicants to raise up people of other races.

  3. September 17, 2018

    Rejected Harvard Applicants Fight Student Trial Testimony

    Eight Harvard University students and alumni should not be allowed to testify or participate as parties in a landmark admissions suit against the Ivy League school, a group of rejected applicants and the anti-affirmative action plaintiff told a federal judge late Friday afternoon.

  4. September 07, 2018

    DOJ Stance In Harvard Suit Adds Wrinkle To Diversity Efforts

    The U.S. Department of Justice's recent decision to back a suit challenging Harvard University's race-conscious admissions practices could complicate voluntary efforts by private employers to boost diversity in their ranks.

  5. September 04, 2018

    Harvard Students Want To Testify In Admissions Suit Trial

    A group of current and former Harvard University students want to take the stand if a landmark suit accusing the renowned school of an admissions process that is biased against Asian-American applicants goes to trial, according to a motion filed in Massachusetts federal court.

  6. August 30, 2018

    DOJ Slams Harvard's Alleged Admissions Racial 'Balancing'

    The Trump administration rebuked Harvard University's race-conscious admissions process Thursday and called its class makeup suspiciously "balanced," inserting the executive branch into an ongoing bias suit filed by a group of rejected Asian-American applicants in Massachusetts federal court.

  7. July 30, 2018

    Ivy League Stands By Harvard In Admissions Race Bias Suit

    Harvard's fellow Ivy League schools sided with the university Monday in arguing that the school's admissions process isn't racially discriminatory, and that a suit seeking to do away with weighing applicants' race in admissions could limit diversity on campus.

  8. July 27, 2018

    Harvard Pans 'Insufficient' Analysis Behind Race Bias Suit

    Harvard University attempted in a Friday court filing to dismantle a headline-grabbing and allegedly self-affirming study that claimed one of the world's most prestigious institutions has systematically discriminated against Asian-American applicants' life experiences.

  9. June 27, 2018

    Utah's AG Asks Judge To Unseal Harvard Admissions Data

    Utah's attorney general told a Massachusetts federal judge on Wednesday that admissions data being kept from the public in a landmark suit alleging racial bias in the Harvard University admissions process should be unsealed.

  10. June 15, 2018

    Harvard 'Buried' Racial Bias Evidence, Denied Applicants Say

    Rejected Harvard University applicants on Friday asked a Massachusetts federal court for a quick win in their suit claiming the university places too much significance on race in undergraduate admissions, saying the school "buried" a 2013 report that allegedly showed institutional bias against Asian-Americans.