Federal Judge Dismisses Trump Administration Lawsuit Seeking Harvard Admissions Records

A federal district judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Trump administration against Harvard University, according to The Guardian. The suit sought individual applicant records from the university as part of what the outlet described as a civil rights review. The judge found that the government did not meet procedural requirements before filing the case.

The Guardian report, written by Michael Sainato, named Judge Myoung J Joun as the jurist who issued the ruling. The summary of that report is cut off, so this account does not describe any further rulings the judge may have made.

Fox News reported that the court dismissed the case, citing "procedural deficiencies," and its headline said the ruling leaves the door open to a future challenge. Its summary described the lawsuit as concerning admissions records in general and did not name the judge.

The two accounts differ in how they describe the material at issue. Fox News referred to admissions records broadly, while The Guardian specified individual applicant records. Both outlets describe the dismissal as resting on procedural grounds, but the reports available for this story do not state whether the administration plans any further action.

Sources: Fox News: Federal judge tosses Trump admin Harvard admissions lawsuit, leaves door open to future challenge; The Guardian: Federal judge dismisses Trump lawsuit seeking Harvard admissions data.