Civil Rights - Educational Opportunities Section

Justice Department Finds UCSF Medical School Discriminates Based on Race in Admissions

The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced today its finding that the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine (UCSF Medical School) discriminated based on race in granting and denying admission…

U.S. Department of Justice · Sep 22, 2026

Courts & Justice

Justice Department Announces Settlement Ending Discrimination Against Jewish Students at Lincoln Memorial University

Sep 15, 2026

Courts & Justice

Justice Department Investigates William & Mary’s Scholarships & Student Benefits For Unlawful Race-Based Criteria

Aug 17, 2026

Courts & Justice

Justice Department Announces Settlement to Combat Antisemitism in Massachusetts School District

Apr 16, 2026

National Security

Justice Department Sues Harvard University for Antisemitism

Mar 20, 2026

Courts & Justice

Justice Department Finds the Special School District of St. Louis’s Seclusion and Restraint Practices Discriminate Against Students with Disabilities

Feb 23, 2026

Courts & Justice

Justice Department Joins Lawsuit Against Racial Discrimination in Los Angeles Public Schools

Feb 18, 2026

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Justice Department Opens Investigations into Three Michigan School Districts for Required Instruction on Sexual Orientation and Gender Ideology in Pre-K-12 Schools

Feb 18, 2026

Courts & Justice

Justice Department Closes 60-Year-Old Tennessee Desegregation Case

Feb 17, 2026

National Security

Justice Department Opens Investigation into Lincoln Memorial University for Discrimination Against Jewish Students

Feb 13, 2026

Courts & Justice

Justice Department Sues Harvard University for Withholding Race-Related Admissions Documents

Feb 13, 2026

Courts & Justice

Justice Department Secures Agreement Reforming Alabama’s System for Educating Students with Disabilities in Foster Care

Feb 11, 2026

Courts & Justice

Justice Department Joins Lawsuit Against Racial Discrimination in Admissions at UCLA’s Medical School

Jan 28, 2026

Courts & Justice

Justice Department Sues Loudoun County for Violating Equal Protection of Christian Students

Dec 8, 2025

Courts & Justice

The United States Announces Agreement with Northwestern University

Nov 28, 2025

Courts & Justice

The United States Announces Agreement with Cornell University

Nov 7, 2025

Courts & Justice

The Justice Department Announces Agreement with University of Virginia

Oct 22, 2025

Courts & Justice

Justice Department Sues Rhode Island Department of Education and Providence Public School District for Racial Discrimination Against Teachers

Sep 16, 2025

Courts & Justice

Justice Department Secures Agreement Reforming Michigan School District’s Seclusion and Restraint Practices

Jul 3, 2025

Courts & Justice

Department of Justice Takes Action to Enforce Title IX in California to Protect Girls’ Sports

May 28, 2025