University of California accused of discriminating against white and Asian American students

Lawsuit alleges university system admits students with inferior academic credentials over better-qualified ones

A lawsuit filed this week accuses the University of California of racial discrimination in undergraduate admissions by favoring Black and Latino students over Asian American and white applicants.

A group called Students Against Racial Discrimination sued Monday in federal court, alleging the university system admits students with inferior academic credentials at the expense of better-qualified ones.