Federal lawsuit: UCLA’s med school used race in rejecting highly qualified Asian and white students over less-qualified applicants

Federal lawsuit: UCLA’s med school used race in rejecting highly qualified Asian and white students over less-qualified applicants

A federal lawsuit alleges that UCLA has used race as a basis for admitting less-qualified applicants into its prestigious David Geffen School of Medicine, a process that deprived more qualified Asian and white applicants of their right to equal treatment and denied them “the opportunity to pursue their lifelong dream of becoming a doctor because of utterly arbitrary criteria.”  The lawsuit was brought by Students for Fair Admissions, the nonprof…

Federal lawsuit: UCLA’s med school used race in rejecting highly qualified Asian and white students ...

A federal lawsuit alleges that UCLA has used race as a basis for admitting less-qualified applicants into its prestigious David Geffen School of Medicine, a process that deprived more qualified Asian and white applicants of their right to equal treatment and denied them “the opportunity to pursue their lifelong dream of becoming a doctor because of utterly arbitrary criteria.” The lawsuit was brought by Students for Fair Admissions, the nonprofi…

Military Academy Still Using Discriminatory Quotas

By Daniel Bissell  |  Restoration News Restoration News obtained a shocking email showing that the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) sets aside specific slots based on the sex of the candidate instead of the merit-based factors identified in law. A recent email obtained by Restoration News states that: “25 percent of the entrants are allocated for females.” Secretary Sean Duffy must fire the Superintendent immediately. Excerpt of email obtain…

The Strange Use of Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard to Control Teaching and Learning

Federal agencies are using Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act to assert control over teaching, learning, curriculum, and hiring in public and private schools and universities. Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (2023) (SFFA), a case about race-conscious admissions, incongruously undergirds this strategy. The Department of Education’s February 14, 2025 “Dear Colleague” letter to federal grant recipients states that “educational institution