Justice and Education Departments found UC Berkeley Law discriminated against white and Asian applicants in admissions
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Justice and Education Departments found UC Berkeley Law discriminated against white and Asian applicants in admissions

On September 9, 2026, the U.S. Justice Department and Education Department issued a joint finding that UC Berkeley School of Law violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by discriminating against white and Asian applicants in its 2024 and 2025 entering classes. Investigators cited admissions data showing Black applicants had significantly higher odds of admission than similarly qualified white applicants, and accused the school of using diversity essay prompts and identity-based section assignments as racial proxies. Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky denied the findings, stating the school does not consider race in admissions.

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5 outlets covered it, splitting into 5 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
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The Federalist
DOJ Goes After Berkeley Law For Discrimination Against White Applicants
part of broader pattern of schools defying SCOTUS · negative
Reuters
Trump administration alleges UC Berkeley School of Law favors Black applicants in admission
federal allegation of admissions bias · neutral
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The Federalist frames this as ideology outranking merit in professional schools; the wires and Examiner stick to DOJ alleges discrimination; The Hill pivots entirely to Trump chilling affirmative action via the IRS.
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THE RIGHT3 outlets · mostly supportive
“UC Berkeley Law intentionally discriminated against white, Asian applicants: Feds”
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“Trump is using the IRS and nonprofit status to chill affirmative action” · Reuters, The Hill

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RReuters Trump administration alleges UC Berkeley School of Law favors Black applicants in admission 7d ago HThe Hill Trump is using the IRS and nonprofit status to chill affirmative action 8d ago
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FThe Federalist DOJ Goes After Berkeley Law For Discrimination Against White Applicants 3h ago WEWashington Examiner UC Berkeley Law discriminated in admissions, Trump administration finds 6d ago NYPNY Post UC Berkeley Law intentionally discriminated against white, Asian applicants: Feds 6d ago
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The DOJ findings are part of a broader pattern of investigations into law and medical schools including Duke, Yale, UCLA, and UC Davis
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Event #16768 · analyzed at 2026-09-16T11:45 UTC · last updated 5d ago