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UPDATE: Lawsuit alleges University of California illegally considers race in admissions - EdSource

That lawsuit sought more information about UC applicants and suggested that the university might be considering race in admissions, according to Inside Higher Ed. Proposition 209, a 1996 ballot ... read more

University of California sued over alleged racial discrimination in admissions

Student group says Black, Hispanic applicants get unfair advantage Violations of U.S. Constitution, civil rights law alleged University says it collects race data for statistical purposes Feb 3 ... read more

University of California accused of violating laws prohibiting race-based admissions - Washington Examiner

“Since the consideration of race in admissions was banned in California in 1996, the University of California has adjusted its admissions practices to comply with the law,” a spokesman for UC ... read more

Lawsuit accuses UC of illegally giving admissions preference to Black and Latino students

A federal lawsuit accuses the University of California of illegally considering race when accepting new students, alleging that the system’s long-term growth of Black and Latino enrollment would ... read more

Lawsuit accuses University of California of racial discrimination in undergraduate admissions

"Since the consideration of race in admissions was banned in California in 1996, the University of California has adjusted its admissions practices to comply with the law," the statement said. read more

Lawsuit Accuses University of California of Allowing Race to Factor in Admissions - The New York Times

The state’s elite campuses, prohibited from using race-based admissions for decades, are now admitting more Black and Hispanic students. A new group is suing, arguing the university system is ... read more

Students sue UC Regents and 35 UC affiliates for alleged racial discrimination | Law and Justice | dailycal.org

UCLA law professor Richard Sander, who is also cited in the complaint, sued three UC law schools in 2014 after they refused to turn over admissions data in 2011. read more

UCLA medical school sued for allegedly using race-based admissions policy

An organization that opposes diversity initiatives in medicine sued UCLA‘s medical school Thursday, alleging in Los Angeles federal court that the school still employs a race-based admissions ... read more

On Race and Admissions, Elite Universities Cannot Be Trusted

This is precisely what happened following the passage of Proposition 209 in California in 1996, which banned the state’s public universities from considering race in admissions. The black and Hispanic ... read more