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US judge dismisses Trump administration’s Harvard race data admissions case

US judge dismisses Trump administration’s Harvard race data admissions case
South China Morning Post Monday 02 November 2026, 21:49 UTC By Reuters 1 min read
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A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit by US President Donald Trump’s administration seeking to force Harvard University to turn over records for an investigation into whether it continues to consider race in its student admissions process. US ‌District Judge Myong Joun in Boston rejected the US Department of Justice’s lawsuit, which Harvard contends was filed as part of a broader campaign by the Republican president’s administration against the Ivy League school. The judge stressed...

A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit by US President Donald Trump’s administration seeking to force Harvard University to turn over records for an investigation into whether it continues to consider race in its student admissions process. US ‌District Judge Myong Joun in Boston rejected the US Department of Justice’s lawsuit, which Harvard contends was filed as part of a broader campaign by the Republican president’s administration against the Ivy League school. The judge stressed that...
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