A U.S. District Court judge in Boston dismissed the Trump administration's Title VI civil rights lawsuit against Harvard University, which had accused the school of failing to protect Jewish students from antisemitism. The judge ruled that the alleged incidents did not constitute an ongoing violation of civil rights law.
The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division announced investigative findings that Duke University School of Law intentionally discriminated based on race in admissions decisions for its 2023, 2024, and 2025 incoming classes, violating federal civil rights law. The action represents the latest Trump administration enforcement against higher education institutions over admissions practices.
The Supreme Court struck down a majority-Black congressional district in Louisiana, ruling it relied too heavily on race, in a decision that significantly weakens the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Multiple states are now rushing to redraw electoral maps.
