DOJ accuses UCLA law school of discriminatory admissions practices
The Department of Justice accused the University of California, Los Angeles, law school of discriminating against white and Asian students in its admissions process, according to The Hill. The allegation is part of a broader series of claims by the Trump administration involving admissions at UCLA’s medical school and law schools at Duke University and the University of Virginia.
The Department of Justice accused the law school at the University of California, Los Angeles, of discriminating against white and Asian students in its admissions process, The Hill reported.
The report identified the allegation as part of the Trump administration’s broader focus on admissions practices at universities. It did not provide additional details about the specific practices the department said were unlawful.
The administration has made similar allegations involving UCLA’s medical school and the law schools at Duke University and the University of Virginia, according to The Hill.
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