Harvard Affirmative Action Lawsuit Updates

We’re following the Harvard affirmative action lawsuit and will update this page as news is released.

Legal Document

https://live-lawyers-committee-2020.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/SFFA-v-Harvard-Amicus-Brief.pdf

May 18, 2020

Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. Harvard

Coalition of Harvard Students Submit Bold Legal Resistance Against Continued Attacks on School’s Affirmative Action Policies

May 16, 2020

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2020/5/16/harvard-reply-brief-admissions-appeal/

May 15, 2020

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-education/2020/05/15/harvard-hits-back-in-in-appeal-of-affirmative-action-case-787629

 

 

PRESS RELEASES:

• October 1, 2019: Federal Court Upholds Harvard’s Race-Conscious Admissions
• February 13, 2019: Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law to Deliver Closing Arguments in SFFA v. Harvard
• October 29, 2018: Harvard Students Provide Testimony in SFFA v. Harvard, Defend Race-Conscious Holistic Admissions
• August 30, 2018: Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Responds to DOJ’s Attack on Racial Diversity in Harvard Case
• July 30, 2018: Civil Rights Groups File Brief in Support of Race-Conscious Admissions at Harvard
• October 31, 2017: Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Takes New Action to Defend Interests of Asian American Minority Students in Harvard Affirmative Action Lawsuit

NEWS CLIPS:

• (CNN) The Asian-American case against Harvard: What to watch for
• (CNN) Harvard students to testify as affirmative action trial nears end
• (NY Times) Harvard Won a Key Affirmative Action Battle. But the War’s Not Over