DOJ drops Trump-era lawsuit against Yale claiming discrimination against Asian American and white applicants
INSIDER 2/4/2021
The Justice Department dropped a discrimination lawsuit against Yale on Wednesday.
Last year, the DOJ accused Yale of discriminating against Asian American and white applicants.
A Yale spokeswoman said the school is gratified that the DOJ dismissed the lawsuit.
The Justice Department on Wednesday dropped a Trump-era lawsuit against Yale University, which accused it of discriminating against Asian American and white applicants.
Last October the DOJ, then led by Attorney General William Barr, sued Yale claiming that the university rejects scores of Asian American and white applicants each year based on their race, according to a statement.