The U.S. Department of Justice says it has found that Duke University School of Law discriminates against applicants based on race through its admissions policies. In a Thursday statement, the DOJ alleges the school’s practices violate federal civil-rights law by continuing to use race in ways that disadvantage certain applicants, while also describing admissions as intended to promote diversity. The DOJ’s action is presented as part of a broader federal push targeting higher-education institutions’ admissions policies. Bloomberg describes the case as the latest step in the Trump administration’s pressure campaign affecting universities. The Washington Times says the DOJ’s findings indicate the policy results in unequal treatment of white and Asian students, while the New York Times reports that the DOJ characterizes the school’s race-conscious approach as permitting racial preferences. Duke University disputes the claims, according to the reports, but the sources agree on the core point: the DOJ has accused the law school of unlawful race-based discrimination in admissions and is moving against the institution based on those findings.