Duke University Law School is being credibly accused of discriminating against white and Asian students in admissions and the Trump DOJ is already investigating.
The Civil Rights Division under Harmeet Dhillon put out a brutal press release, which we have included below.
First, the basic facts, from The Hill:
DOJ accuses Duke Law of racial discrimination against white, Asian applicants
The Justice Department (DOJ) concluded an investigation into Duke University School of Law, determining the school unlawfully discriminated against white and Asian applicants in admissions for three past incoming classes.
In a findings letter released Thursday, the department’s Civil Rights Division said Duke Law took racial diversity into consideration when admitting students to its 2023, 2024 and 2025 classes, violating the 2023 Supreme Court ruling that severely limited the use of race in college admissions.
“Duke Law School doesn’t get a free pass to discriminate against white and Asian students simply because it thinks it has good intentions,” Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon said in a statement. “Using ‘diversity’ essay questions to identify preferred races for admission is still illegal discrimination based on race.”…
Admissions data for Duke Law showed Black applicants in the 2025 admissions cycle had roughly 3.5 times the probability of admission as similarly qualified Asian applicants with comparable academic credentials, according to the DOJ. The department also said that, in both 2024 and 2025, the median LSAT scores of denied white and Asian applicants exceeded those of admitted Black applicants.
Here’s part of the DOJ press release:
Justice Department Finds Duke Law School Discriminates Based on Race in Admissions
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced today investigative findings that Duke University School of Law (Duke Law) intentionally discriminated based on race in granting and denying admission to its 2023, 2024, and 2025 incoming classes. Duke Law’s discriminatory conduct violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin, and the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (SFFA), which banned race discrimination in higher education.
“Duke Law School doesn’t get a free pass to discriminate against white and Asian students simply because it thinks it has good intentions,” said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. “Using ‘diversity’ essay questions to identify preferred races for admission is still illegal discrimination based on race, and this Department is committed to eliminating it everywhere we find it, including in our nation’s law schools.”
The Department’s investigation found that post-SFFA, Duke Law emphasized racial diversity in admissions and engaged in a deliberate effort to preserve race-based outcomes for its incoming classes. Duke Law revised its Mission Statement to express its goal to “help build and sustain a dynamic legal profession that embodies a commitment” to a number of stated values, such as equal justice, public service, and a “diversity of perspective and experience.” Duke Law’s application included short answer essay questions, which allowed candidates to discuss how they would further Duke Law’s mission.
Admissions reviewers were then instructed to “tag” responses to these short answer questions. To capture answers related to “diversity of perspective and experience” reviewers used the “Diversity/Services” tag. Reviewers were also instructed to use tags to capture specific applicant characteristics that are commonly correlated with race, such as being a Pell grant recipient. Thus, while Duke Law’s published policies assert that admissions reviewers did not see racial demographic data, Duke Law directed its admissions staff to highlight applicant information that could be used to advance Duke Law’s racial diversity goals.
Have you noticed that this type of discrimination in higher education always seems to go in the same direction?
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