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The Justice Department announced that UCLA Law School illegally considered race in its admissions process by favoring Black and Hispanic applicants over white and Asian American students from 2023 to 2025. The investigation revealed lower mean LSAT scores for admitted Black applicants compared to white applicants, indicating preferential treatment based on race. This comes as part of the Trump administration's broader scrutiny of college admissions policies, following similar findings against UCLA’s medical school and other institutions.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-02,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
The Justice Department announced on Thursday that the UCLA School of Law illegally considered race in its admissions process, following a similar finding against UCLA’s medical school. This action comes as President Donald Trump's administration intensifies scrutiny over colleges' admissions procedures. The department has also accused UC Berkeley Law School and the medical school at UC San Diego of illegally discriminating against white and Asian applicants. In response, UCLA stated that its admissions are based on a comprehensive, merit-based process considering each applicant’s achievements and experiences, expressing confidence in their compliance with all applicable laws. Affirmative action was deemed illegal for college admissions by the Supreme Court in 2023, though the ruling allows colleges to assess how applicants' backgrounds might relate to broader characteristics.
Written for “UCLA Law School Admissions Controversy” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.
The Justice Department found Thursday that the law school at the University of California, Los Angeles, illegally considered race in admissions.
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The announcement follows a similar finding against the university's medical school and comes as President Donald Trump's administration ramps up scrutiny of colleges' processes for selecting students.
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The administration also has accused the UC Berkeley Law School and the medical school at the University of California, San Diego, of illegally discriminating against white and Asian applicants.
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The UCLA School of Law said in a statement that it was committed to making admissions decisions in compliance with all applicable laws.
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“Students are admitted through a comprehensive, merit-based review process that considers each applicant’s achievements and experiences,” the statement said.
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Affirmative action in college admissions has been illegal since a 2023 Supreme Court ruling forbade it.
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The same ruling said colleges could continue to assess how applicants’ backgrounds might speak to broader characteristics, but Trump has accused colleges of using applicants’ personal statements and other proxies to consider race in admissions — which conservatives view as illegal discrimination.
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The Justice Department's investigation found UCLA's law school discriminated against white and Asian American students by favoring Black and Hispanic applicants in its 2023, 2024 and 2025 incoming classes.
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Its analysis found the mean LSAT score was lower for admitted Black applicants than for admitted white applicants.
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The department also said admissions staff at the law school instructed applicants during recruitment efforts, including one called the “Diversity Admissions Open House,” how to reveal their race in essays.
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“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,” said Harmeet Dhillon, head of the department’s Civil Rights Division, in a news release.
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California voters ended affirmative action in college admissions in a 1997 ballot measure.
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In a brief filed in the Supreme Court case, the UC system said the change led to a precipitous drop in underrepresented minorities, especially at the system’s most selective campuses.
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The brief said UC went on to implement a range of race-neutral measures to increase diversity.
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The Trump administration also has sued over the main UCLA campus’s response to allegations of antisemitic harassment.
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The administration's latest finding sets the stage for a voluntary resolution to bring UCLA into compliance with the Justice Department’s legal interpretation or, if none can be reached, potential legal action.
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