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JUNE 30, 2023
The Case in Headlines APRIL 24, 2014
NOV. 18, 2014
‘Harvard Not Fair’ Seeks Rejected Applicants for Lawsuit
Suit Alleges Race-Based Discrimination in Admissions
SEARCHING FOR PLAINTIFFS. Project on Fair Representation launched a site seeking students who claim they were not admitted to Harvard College because of their race.
SUIT FILED. Project on Fair Representation announced a lawsuit against Harvard for “employing racially and ethnically discriminatory policies” in its admissions practices.
SEPT. 3, 2015
JUNE 16, 2018
Faust Pledges ‘Vigorous Defense’ Against Admissions Lawsuit
SFFA Alleges ‘Discrimination’ Based on Personal Scores
REAFFIRMING. University President Drew G. Faust upheld Harvard’s commitment to diversity and pledged a “vigorous defense of our procedures.”
LOWER PERSONAL RATINGS. Students for Fair Admissions accused Harvard of assigning discriminatory “personal” ratings to Asian-American applicants.
OCT. 1, 2018
OCT. 2, 2019
Judge Rules Harvard Admissions Suit Must Proceed to Trial
Federal Judge Rules Admissions Policies Do Not Discriminate
GOING TO TRIAL. U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs ruled that the admissions lawsuit alleging Harvard discriminates against Asian-American applicants will go to trial in October.
RULING MADE. Harvard College’s race-conscious admissions policies do not illegally discriminate against Asian American applicants, federal judge Allison D. Burroughs ruled.
NOV. 12, 2020
FEB. 25, 2021
First Circuit Rules Admissions Process Does Not Violate Title VI
SFFA Petitions SCOTUS to Take Up Suit Against Harvard
APPEAL DECISION. First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the University’s race-conscious admissions processes do not violate civil rights law.
PETITION FILED. Students for Fair Admissions petitioned the United States Supreme Court to review a lower court’s decision upholding Harvard’s race-conscious admissions.
JAN. 24, 2022
NOV. 1, 2022
Supreme Court to Take Up Supreme Court Appears Ready Challenges to Affirmative Action to Ban Affirmative Action GOING TO SCOTUS. The Supreme Court agreed to take up a pair of lawsuits challenging race-conscious admissions policies at Harvard and the University of North Carolina.
ON ITS LAST LEG. The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared open to banning the consideration of race in college admissions during oral arguments.
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