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The U.S. Department of Justice has joined a lawsuit against the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, alleging that the medical school continues to use race as a criterion in admissions. California ...

Nearly 20 years ago, California banned affirmative action for its colleges and universities after voters adopted Prop 209. And yet, the University of California announced that for the first time, more ...

The proposed constitutional amendment in California known as Assembly Constitutional Amendment 7 is a direct assault on equal protection in education. It would repeal the sacrosanct protections of ...

California's controversial 1996 voter initiative, banning affirmative action in education, public hiring or contracting, known as Proposition 209, is again under court scrutiny. On March 17 a state ...