DOJ accuses Duke Law of race bias in 2025 admissions
What's new: Investigators wrote that Black applicants had about 3.5 times the admission odds of similarly credentialed Asian applicants.
What's new: Investigators wrote that Black applicants had about 3.5 times the admission odds of similarly credentialed Asian applicants.
What's next: New Jersey is fighting the request in court after the state said about 400 of those registrants cast ballots.
Why it matters: A finding of unlawful discrimination could jeopardize billions in federal research grants and student aid.
What's new: The letters gave states five days to explain how they will keep noncitizens off voter rolls before the November midterms.
What's next: California has until 5 p.m. Tuesday to enter talks or face a federal court challenge over AB 1127.
What's new: Federal civil rights lawyers are examining whether refusing service over religion or national origin broke public-accommodations law.
Why it matters: Federal civil rights law bars restaurants and shops from denying service based on religion or national origin.