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Judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit over Harvard admissions data
A federal judge dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit demanding admissions data from Harvard University.[1, 2, 5] U.S. District Judge Myong J. Joun in Boston issued the ruling Monday.[1]
The administration had sought records including student application essays to check whether Harvard was complying with a court decision banning affirmative action.[2] The judge said the Department of Justice did not follow all legally required steps to get a court order compelling Harvard to comply with its demands.[1]
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Of the 5 rated outlets that covered it, 2 are left of center, 2 are center and 1 is right of center (1 of them in the Right group).
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- Left: none.
- Leans left: The New Republic (−1.09), The New York Times (−0.70).
- Center: ABC News (−0.19), UPI (+0.17).
- Leans right: none.
- Right: The Washington Times (+1.27).
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