UCLA Law School Discriminated Against Whites, Asians in Admissions, DOJ Finds

A Justice Department investigation concluded that the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) law school violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by intentionally discriminating against white and Asian applicants when admitting the 2023, 2024, and 2025 classes.

“Like many of its peer institutions, UCLA Law School runs a two-tiered admissions system whose academic bar for acceptance shifts up or down depending on the color of your skin,” Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said in a press release. “The use of race as a thumb on the scale that helps or disadvantages any student is illegal. The Department will continue to enforce equal treatment under the law everywhere — including in our nation’s law schools.”

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A Justice Department investigation concluded that the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) law school violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by intentionally discriminating against white and Asian applicants when admitting the 2023, 2024, and 2025 classes.

“Like many of its peer institutions, UCLA Law School runs a two-tiered admissions system whose academic bar for acceptance shifts up or down depending on the color of your skin,” Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said in a press release. “The use of race as a thumb on the scale that helps or disadvantages any student is illegal. The Department will continue to enforce equal treatment under the law everywhere — including in our nation’s law schools.”