April 27, 2021
Yale University is tapping attorneys from BigLaw firm Day Pitney LLP to defend it against a suit brought by boutique firm Consovoy McCarthy PLLC on behalf of a group that opposes affirmative action accusing the university of favoring applicants of certain races.
February 25, 2021
A group opposed to affirmative action slapped Yale University with a federal lawsuit Thursday, accusing the Ivy League school of discriminating against white and Asian applicants, less than a month after federal prosecutors dropped a similar suit filed in the waning days of the Trump administration.