PoliticsAsian-Americans suing Harvard win Justice Department's support
Statement backs claims of anti-Asian bias in school's 'personal rating' system
Asian-American demonstrators hold a rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court as a case on affirmative action in university admissions against the University of Texas is heard by the court in Washington in 2015.
ARIANA KING, Nikkei staff writer
August 31, 2018 05:17 JST
NEW YORK -- The Trump administration has thrown its weight behind a nonprofit group suing Harvard University in federal court, filing a document backing Students for Fair Admissions' charge that the school discriminates against Asian-American applicants.