DOJ Opens Investigations Into Alleged Race-Based Discrimination At 15 Medical Schools

The Department of Justice announced investigations into 15 U.S. medical schools over allegations that admissions programs illegally used applicants' race as a metric. This move signals a federal crackdown on affirmative action policies that may violate the Constitution and undermine merit-based hiring. The investigation follows findings that schools like UCLA and Yale illegally used race in their admissions processes.