US drops its discrimination lawsuit against Yale University

The justice department on Wednesday dropped its discrimination lawsuit against Yale University that had alleged the university was illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants.

The justice department noted in its filing that it was voluntarily dismissing the action, filed in October under the Trump administration.

A judge must still sign off on it. Federal prosecutors had argued the university violated civil rights laws because it “discriminates based on race and national origin in its undergraduate admissions process”.

“Yale is gratified that the US justice department has dropped its lawsuit challenging Yale College’s admissions practices,” spokesperson Karen Peart said.