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Duke Law School illegally considered race in admissions, DOJ says
The Department of Justice accused Duke University School of Law on Thursday of illegally using race as a metric in its admissions process, marking the latest Trump administration move to crack down on race-based admissions in higher education.
TL;DR
- The Department of Justice accused Duke University School of Law of illegally using race in admissions.
- The DOJ's review found intentional discrimination based on race in admissions for the classes of 2023, 2024, and 2025.
- Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon stated that qualified white, Asian, and other students were denied admission based on their race.
- Dhillon emphasized that using diversity essay questions to identify preferred races is illegal discrimination.