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.
U S Justice Department drops its discrimination lawsuit against Yale University
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Justice Department drops lawsuit accusing Yale University of discriminating against Asian and White applicants
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US Justice Dept drops discrimination case against Yale ANI | Updated: Feb 04, 2021 01:11 IST
Washington [US], February 4 (ANI): The USDepartment of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday dropped an affirmative action lawsuit the Trump administration had filed against Yale University last year accusing the school of discriminating against Asian American and White applicants in its undergraduate admissions process.
CNN reported that the case was originally filed in October when the department, led by then-Attorney General William Barr, alleged that the Ivy League university rejects scores of Asian American and white applicants each year based on their race.
The decision to drop the lawsuit is seen the latest move by President Joe Biden s administration to change its positions on several cases pending in federal courts across the US.
Justice Department Drops Race Discrimination Lawsuit Against Yale University
at 11:19 am NPR
The U.S. Department of Justice is dropping its controversial lawsuit brought by the Trump administration against Yale University, in which it accused the school of illegally discriminating against white and Asian American applicants in its undergraduate admissions process.
Justice Department lawyers submitted a four-sentence notice of voluntary dismissal to the U.S. District Court in Connecticut on Wednesday. A Justice Department spokesperson confirmed to NPR that it had dismissed the lawsuit in light of all available facts, circumstances, and legal developments. The department will further review this matter through its administrative process, the spokesperson added. The lawsuit was dismissed without prejudice, meaning that neither the United States nor the court has made any final determination in this matter.