# UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

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## Timeline

- **2026-08-06**: DOJ finds Duke Law illegally considered race — The Department of Justice issues a findings letter accusing Duke University School of Law of using diversity essays and first-generation status as proxies for race, discriminating against white and Asian applicants.
- **2026-06**: DOJ launches probes into 15 medical schools — The DOJ's Civil Rights Division opens investigations into 15 medical schools for allegedly considering race in admissions, following earlier findings against Yale and UCLA.
- **2023-06-29**: SCOTUS ends race-based affirmative action — The Supreme Court rules in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard/UNC that race-conscious admissions violate the Equal Protection Clause, although race-neutral factors may still be considered.

## Recent coverage (1 stories, network-wide)

### DOJ Accuses Duke Law of Race Proxy: 15 Medical Schools Also Under Probe
2026-08-07 02:15:10 · Sector: legal · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

The DOJ's findings letter against Duke Law School marks a significant enforcement action under the 2023 affirmative action ban, targeting proxy factors like diversity essays and first-generation status. This follows similar findings against Yale and UCLA medical schools and a June 2026 probe of 15 other institutions, raising urgent compliance questions for admissions practices nationwide.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/doj-duke-law-race-admissions-proxy-enforcement

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