UCLA law school accused by justice department of illegally using race in admissions

Visitors take pictures in front of Royce Hall at the University of California, Los Angeles campus on 15 August 2024. Photograph: Damian Dovarganes/AP

The Department of Justice said on Thursday that the law school at the University of California, Los Angeles illegally considered race in admissions.

The announcement follows a similar accusation against the university’s medical school and comes as the Trump administration ramps up scrutiny of colleges’ processes for selecting students.