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Justice Department accuses UCLA law school of race-based admissions
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The US Department of Justice accused UCLA School of Law of illegally considering race in admissions and favoring Black and Hispanic applicants. The law school denied the accusations and said its admissions process complies with applicable laws.
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AllegedThe US Department of Justice said UCLA School of Law illegally considered race in admissions.
“The Department of Justice said on Thursday that the law school at the University of California, Los Angeles illegally considered race in admissions.”
UCLA School of Law denied the accusations.
“The UCLA School of Law denied the accusations”
AllegedThe Department of Justice said UCLA Law discriminated against white and Asian American students by favoring Black and Hispanic applicants.
“The department said UCLA’s law school discriminated against white and Asian American students by favoring Black and Hispanic applicants”