A federal judge on Tuesday ruled against families suing Harvard for allegedly discriminating against Asian American applicants in a blow to activists who hoped to chip away at affirmative action programs. Burroughs said Harvard's program was "not perfect" but ruled that it tread lightly enough in considering race that it could be considered constitutional. HARVARD SAYS IT RECEIVED $8.9M IN DONATIONS FROM JEFFREY EPSTEIN"Harvard’s admissions program intends to treat every applicant as an individual," Burroughs wrote. “Students for Fair Admissions is disappointed that the court has upheld Harvard’s discriminatory admissions policies,” the organization's president, Edward Blum, said in a statement. The case could make its way up to the Supreme Court, where affirmative action was last examined in 2016.

Source: Fox News October 01, 2019 21:43 UTC