Duke Law is Duke University’s law school in Durham, NC. It trains lawyers and judges, drives policy through clinics and research, and now faces a DOJ investigation into race-conscious admissions.
The US Justice Department has found that Duke University School of Law used proxies for race in admissions, citing a probe that suggests Black or Hispanic applicants have a higher likelihood of admission than white or Asian applicants with the same credentials. The department seeks a voluntary settlement while Duke reviews the findings.