The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston ruled on Nov. 12, 2020, that Harvard does not discriminate against Asian-American applicants, reaffirming the importance of race-conscious admissions in helping construct diverse campuses.
The panel of judges upheld the decision by the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, setting up a possible case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. Read ACE President Ted Mitchell's statement on the decision
here.
ACE and 40 other associations submitted an amicus brief to the appeals court in support of Harvard on May 21, 2020.
Read the Amicus brief
read the ruling