Justice Department Takes Harvard to Court Over Refusal to Disclose Race-Based Admissions Data

In a decisive move to uphold the principle of equal opportunity under the law, the Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Harvard University after repeated refusals by the Ivy League institution to comply with federal demands for detailed admissions records. This legal action underscores a fundamental question: can America’s elite universities be trusted to abandon racial preferences voluntarily, or will government intervention be necessary to protect meritocracy? The Trump administration has been unwavering in its commitment to dismantle discriminatory affirmative action practices that prioritize race over qualifications. Despite the Supreme Court’s clear ruling in 2023 banning such policies, Harvard...