Federal Judge Dismisses Trump Administration’s Harvard Admissions Records Suit
Federal judge dismisses Trump administration's lawsuit seeking Harvard admissions race data, marking a victory for the Ivy League.
POLICY WIRE — Washington, D.C., United States — A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Trump administration seeking Harvard University’s admissions records that the Justice Department had requested to verify the school’s compliance with the former administration’s anti‑affirmative action agenda.
The ruling removes a key effort by the White House to compel the Ivy League institution to hand over data on how race factors into its admissions decisions.
Harvard has repeatedly argued that the requested records are protected by the privacy laws governing educational institutions and that the administration lacks a legitimate basis to demand them.
Reporting by Policy-Wire (PW)
