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UCLA Medical School Faces Federal Class-Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Race-Based Admissions

Do No Harm and Students for Fair Admissions allege UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine uses racial considerations in admissions, violating Supreme Court precedent and state law.

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Overview

  • The lawsuit, filed in federal court, accuses UCLA's medical school of using race as a factor in admissions decisions despite the 2023 Supreme Court ruling against affirmative action.
  • Plaintiffs include Do No Harm, Students for Fair Admissions, and an individual applicant who alleges racial discrimination in the admissions process.
  • Statistical evidence cited in the lawsuit shows a decline in white and Asian matriculants from 2020 to 2023, despite stable applicant pools for these groups.
  • The Department of Health and Human Services is also investigating UCLA's medical school for potential violations of civil rights laws related to race-based admissions practices.
  • Whistleblower accounts claim the admissions process uses indirect methods to identify applicants' race and applies different academic standards based on race.