With the Trump administration reigniting its battle with Harvard University, future applicants may be wondering where they stand.
In the latest blow, the government sued Harvard on Feb. 13 for withholding race-related admissions data in the wake of the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling that the Ivy League’s affirmative action admission policies were unconstitutional.
“Harvard has failed to disclose the data we need to ensure that its admissions are free of discrimination — we will continue fighting to put merit over DEI across America,” Attorney General Pamela Bondi said in a statement announcing the lawsuit.
After the Supreme Court declared race-conscious admissions unconstitutional, the Justice Department initiated compliance reviews of Harvard’s undergraduate, medical school and law school programs. The objective was to determine whether Harvard continued to “unlawfully discriminate against applicants for admission on the ground of race,” according to the complaint.
The Justice Department said that Harvard “slow-walked” the pace at which it produced the documents requested by the DOJ.
