Justice Department drops lawsuit alleging Yale discriminated against white and Asian applicants
The Justice Department dropped a case against Yale University that accused the Ivy League school of discriminating against white and Asian applicants in its admissions process.
The Biden administration decision was announced in a filing in federal district court in Connecticut. “The United States accordingly notices voluntary dismissal of this action, without prejudice,” said the filing submitted by Gregory Friel, the deputy assistant attorney general for DOJ s Civil Rights Division marking a significant reversal from just a few months ago under the Trump administration.
The Justice Department announced a lawsuit against Yale University for alleged discrimination on the basis of race and national origin in October, arguing that the discriminatory admissions practices imposed undue and unlawful penalties on racially-disfavored applicants, including in particular most Asian and White applicants. Yale denied the allegations of discrimination.