Legal Opinion
Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided June 2, 2017No. Civil Action No. 14-cv-14176-ADBPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS
ALLISON D. BURROUGHS, U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE
I. INTRODUCTION
In this action, Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. (“SFFA”) alleges that Harvard College (“Harvard”) employs racially and ethnically discriminatory policies and procedures in. administering its undergraduate admissions program, in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Presently pending before this Court is Harvard’s motion to dismiss for lack of standing pursuant to Federal Rule of…
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