U.S. Judge Dismisses Trump Administration’s Harvard Admissions Probe Lawsuit

According to CNBC, U.S. District Judge Myong Joun dismissed on Monday the Trump administration’s lawsuit seeking Harvard University admissions records for an investigation into whether the school still considers race in admissions. Joun ruled that the Justice Department had not taken all legally required steps to secure Harvard’s voluntary compliance before filing suit. The decision was procedural and did not determine whether the department and the U.S. Department of Education can ultimately obtain the data or whether Harvard discriminated. Joun said the Justice Department could pursue a similar case after taking additional administrative steps.