The U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday it will investigate four California universities to determine whether they comply with a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that outlawed racial preferences in college admissions.
The investigation will focus on Stanford University and three campuses within the University of California (UC) system: UC Berkeley, UCLA, and UC Irvine, according to the department.
“President Trump and I are dedicated to ending illegal discrimination and restoring merit-based opportunity across the country,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement. “Every student in America deserves to be judged solely based on their hard work, intellect, and character, not the color of their skin.”…