A United States federal court in Boston, Massachusetts, is hearing a discrimination case against the oldest university in the country. The nonprofit organization Students for Fair Admissions first took legal action against Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 2014. It says the school discriminates against Asian-Americans seeking admission. The legal action accuses Harvard of holding Asian-American students to higher requirements than students of other races. It says the university uses “racial balancing” policies that unlawfully limit how many Asian American students it accepts. The organization argues that race should not be considered when deciding which students to accept. The use of “racial classifications and preferences” is “unfair, unnecessary, and unconstitutional,” the group says on its website.
Title: Harvard Accused of Discriminating Against Asian-Americans
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Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 2014.</span> <span data-start-time='29396' data-end-time='37563'>It says the school discriminates against Asian-Americans seeking admission.</span> <span data-start-time='37563' data-end-time='50104'>The legal action accuses Harvard of holding Asian-American students to higher requirements than students of other races.</span> <span data-start-time='50104' data-end-time='63417'>It says the university uses “racial balancing” policies that unlawfully limit how many Asian American students it accepts.</span> <span data-start-time='63417' data-end-time='73021'>The organization argues that race should not be considered when deciding which students to accept.</span> <span data-start-time='73021' data-end-time='87063'>The use of “racial classifications and preferences” is “unfair, unnecessary, and unconstitutional,” the group says on its website.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div 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