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Trump Administration Escalates Legal Battle with Harvard Over Alleged Race-Based Discrimination

Federal investigations target Harvard Law Review’s selection policies following reports of race-based criteria, as Harvard’s funding freeze lawsuit advances.

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FILE - In this Sunday, March 13, 2016 photo, a relief sculpture rests on a gate to the entrance of Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
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Overview

  • The Trump administration launched Title VI investigations into Harvard University and its Law Review, citing allegations of race-based discrimination in journal membership and article selection processes.
  • Federal agencies claim Harvard Law Review editors prioritized race over merit in decisions, referencing internal comments about fast-tracking minority authors and concerns over white contributors.
  • Harvard has argued that the Law Review is a legally independent, student-run organization and maintains it complies with all applicable laws.
  • This development follows the administration's freeze of $2.2 billion in federal funding to Harvard, which the university is challenging in a lawsuit with a hearing scheduled for July 21.
  • The broader campaign against Harvard includes demands to dismantle DEI programs, address alleged antisemitism, and reconsider campus governance and policies.