The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued formal findings concluding that the UCLA School of Law violated federal anti-discrimination laws by illegally considering race in its admissions process, systematically disadvantaging white and Asian applicants. Citing the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling prohibiting race-conscious affirmative action (SFFA v. Harvard), federal civil rights investigators alleged that UCLA operated a tiered bar for acceptance. The outcome marks a high-stakes civil rights battle over administrative compliance, transparency, and merit in elite higher education. Source: US Department of Justice Official Press Release
