The Justice Department said Thursday that Duke University still uses racial preferences in admissions to its law school, violating federal Civil Rights law.
Federal investigators also found that Black and Hispanic applicants were admitted at substantially higher rates than White and Asian applicants with similar academic credentials.
According to the DOJ, a notice of investigation was sent to Duke University on April 18. Prior to that, a request for supplemental information in December of 2025.
The U.S. Department of Justice says it has found that Duke University Law School discriminated against white and Asian applicants in favor of Black and Hispanic candidates in its admissions process. The Justice Department says it found a “a deliberate…
The Justice Department (DOJ) concluded an investigation into Duke University School of Law, determining the school unlawfully discriminated against white and Asian applicants in admissions for three past incoming classes.
DURHAM, N.C. — The Justice Department on Thursday accused Duke University's law school of unlawfully considering race in admissions in the latest Trump administration action against higher education institutions.
Duke University School of Law, seventh-best nationally in a U.S. News & World Report ranking, discriminated based on race in admissions for the 2023, 2024 and 2025 classes, says the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. DOJ.
Admissions staff ‘tag’ responses related to ‘diversity’ Duke University School of Law violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by intentionally discriminating based on race in admissions, the Department of Justice announced Thursday.
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(The Center Square) – Duke University School of Law, seventh-best nationally in a U.S. News & World Report ranking and consistent member of the national T14 list, discriminated based on race in admissions for the 2023, 2024 and 2025 classes,…
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has concluded that Duke University School of Law intentionally discriminated against White and Asian applicants based on race.
You’d think, of all places, a law school would understand that a Supreme Court ruling isn’t a suggestion. You’d think the very institution charged with...
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division is accusing Duke Law of defying the Supreme Court. The DOJ claims that the university […]
