Watchdog urges DOJ probe of top research university over alleged illegal DEI practices: 'Defies common sense'
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America First Legal files complaint against Washington University in St. Louis alleging illegal race and sex-based discrimination through DEI programs.
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The complaint alleges that WashU violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 through race-conscious admissions practices and diversity statements, race-based student services and pipeline programs, supplier diversity programs steering contracts based on race, and federally funded grants prioritizing "underrepresented" racial groups.
WashU, according to America First Legal's complaint, has received more than $3.1 billion in federal funding since 2021, including hundreds of millions from the National Institutes of Health, while operating programs that allegedly prioritize certain racial and ethnic groups in possible violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling in Students for Fair Admissions.
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