The U.S. Justice Department alleges that UC Berkeley Law used race improperly in its admissions process. The department’s investigation contends the school considered race in ways that violate federal civil-rights laws.
UC Berkeley Law denies the allegations. The school says its admissions practices comply with applicable state and federal requirements, characterizing the claims as unfounded. The outlets differ in emphasis: the Los Angeles Times reports the core allegation that race was weighed illegally, while the New York Post frames the matter more sharply, asserting intentional discrimination against white and Asian applicants and describing claims that internal discussions sought to work around limits on race-based admissions. Both accounts, however, attribute the dispute to the Justice Department’s findings and highlight the school’s denial.
