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Judge Dismisses Trump Lawsuit Demanding Harvard Admissions Data
Monday, November 2, 2026
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Trump administration seeking admissions data from Harvard University, including student application essays. The administration had requested the data to determine whether the university was complying with a 2023 Supreme Court decision that prohibited race-based affirmative action in college admissions. The specific grounds for the judge's dismissal were not detailed in available reports.
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