{"id":2432982,"date":"2025-05-09T15:15:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T19:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ucla-medical-school-sued-over-alleged-race-based-admissions\/"},"modified":"2025-05-09T15:16:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T19:16:57","slug":"ucla-medical-school-sued-over-alleged-race-based-admissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ucla-medical-school-sued-over-alleged-race-based-admissions\/","title":{"rendered":"UCLA Medical School Sued Over Alleged Race-Based Admissions"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fucla-medical-school-sued-over-alleged-race-based-admissions%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2432982&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Geffen School of Medicine faces a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-blocks-class-action-lawsuit-from-twitter-employees-fired-by-elon-musk\/\" title=\"Judge Blocks Class Action ...suit From Twitter Employees Fired by Elon Musk\">class-action lawsuit alleging<\/a> that it engages in race-based admissions practices, despite a Supreme Court ruling in 2023 declaring such practices unconstitutional. The lawsuit, filed by the advocacy group Do No Harm and nonprofit Students for Fair Admissions, claims that applicants have been discriminated against based on race and ethnicity. Statistics presented in the suit suggest that despite a high percentage of white and Asian applicants, their acceptance rates have significantly declined from 2020 to 2023, indicating a possible racial balancing in admissions. The lawsuit names additional defendants, including members of the University of California governing board and the dean of admissions, accusing them of publicly admitting to considering race in admissions decisions. this legal action follows an executive order by former President donald Trump aimed at <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >enforcing civil rights laws<\/a> and restoring merit-based opportunities, which contradicts affirmative action policies. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is also investigating UCLA for its alleged discriminatory admissions practices.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ueK3MrH87vk\">David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA \/ Youtube<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/09\/ucla-med-school-slapped-with-class-action-lawsuit-over-alleged-race-based-admissions\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=UCLA%20Med%20School%20Slapped%20With%20Class-Action%20Lawsuit%20Over%20Alleged%20Race-Based%20Admissions&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/09\/ucla-med-school-slapped-with-class-action-lawsuit-over-alleged-race-based-admissions\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=UCLA%20Med%20School%20Slapped%20With%20Class-Action%20Lawsuit%20Over%20Alleged%20Race-Based%20Admissions&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/09\/ucla-med-school-slapped-with-class-action-lawsuit-over-alleged-race-based-admissions\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/09\/ucla-med-school-slapped-with-class-action-lawsuit-over-alleged-race-based-admissions\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=UCLA%20Med%20School%20Slapped%20With%20Class-Action%20Lawsuit%20Over%20Alleged%20Race-Based%20Admissions&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/09\/ucla-med-school-slapped-with-class-action-lawsuit-over-alleged-race-based-admissions\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The medical school at the University of California, Los Angeles, is accused of maintaining race-based admissions practices in a lawsuit filed on Thursday, in spite of the 2023 Supreme Court decision ruling affirmative action unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p>Do No Harm (DNH), an advocacy organization aimed at taking harmful, left-wing ideologies out of medical practice and schools, along with nonprofit Students for Fair Admissions (the group behind the case that saw affirmative action overturned) and rejected medical school applicant Kelly Mahoney, filed the <a href=\"https:\/\/donoharmmedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1_Complaint-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">class-action<\/a> suit on behalf of of medical school applicants who said they faced &ldquo;intentional discrimination on the basis of race and ethnicity in the admissions process.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1747248800\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;UCLA&rsquo;s Geffen School of Medicine has continually treated federal law as a recommendation,&rdquo; Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, DNH chairman, said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/donoharmmedicine.org\/2025\/05\/08\/lawsuit-ucla-medical-school-admissions-racial-discrimination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">press release<\/a>. &ldquo;Do No Harm is fighting for all the students who have been racially discriminated against by UCLA under the guise of political progress. All medical schools must abide by the law of the land and prioritize merit, not immutable characteristics, in admissions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit lays out statistics it alleges show a racialized admissions regime at the purportedly prestigious school with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-graduate-schools\/top-medical-schools\/university-of-california-los-angeles-04010\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">3.3 percent admissions rate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The numbers show that UCLA is engaged in intentional racial balancing. Between 2020 and 2023, the percentage of white and Asian applicants to Geffen was consistently around 73% of the total applicant pool,&rdquo; the lawsuit states. &ldquo;Yet, the percentage of matriculants to Geffen who are white and Asian plummeted: 65.7% in 2020, 57.1% in 2021, 57.8% in 2022, and 53.7% in 2023.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to being filed against the medical school itself, the suit names numerous other defendants, including the governing board of the University of California system, the dean of admissions at the medical school, and the president of the UC system.<\/p>\n<p>Plaintiffs allege that the UC system and the medical school itself have &ldquo;publicly expressed their intent to racially balance the class&rdquo; and that medical school Dean of Admissions Jennifer Lucero has &ldquo;both publicly and privately said she uses race as a factor in making admission decisions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Whistleblowers confirm that the admissions committee, either led or intimidated by Lucero, use all available methods to glean an applicant&rsquo;s race, openly discuss applicants&rsquo; race, and use race to hold students to different standards based on race,&rdquo; the lawsuit continues.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit comes after President Donald Trump signed an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/ending-illegal-discrimination-and-restoring-merit-based-opportunity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">executive order<\/a> on his second day in office that directed federal agencies to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-attorneys-general-challenge-controversial-eeoc-transgender-guidance\/\" title=\"Republican Attorneys General Challenge Controversial EEOC Transgender Guidance\">enforce civil rights law<\/a>, combat diversity, equity, and inclusion ideology, and restore &ldquo;merit-based opportunity&rdquo; &mdash; all of which are counter to an affirmative action regime.<\/p>\n<p>UCLA&rsquo;s medical school is also <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/trump-administration\/trump-administration-opens-investigation-into-ucla-medical-school-in-wake-of-dei-admissions-scandal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">under<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/press-room\/ocr-investigates-medical-school-discriminatory-admissions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">investigation<\/a> by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for its race-based admissions scheme. HHS subsequently issued a &ldquo;Dear Colleague&rdquo; letter telling all medical schools that &ldquo;relying on race-based criteria, racial stereotypes, and facially neutral criteria that operates as a pretext for race are all prohibited under Title VI and Section 1557, including when diversity and racial-balancing are the aims.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>HHS Office for Civil Rights Acting Director Anthony Archeval <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/press-room\/guidance-med-schools-dear-colleague-letter.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> at the time that the clarification &ldquo;protects students and patients by ensuring health care providers, and those in the health professions pipeline, are selected based on merit and clinical skills, not race.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Breccan F. Thies is a correspondent for The Federalist. 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