In documents filed in California’s Central District, the Department of Justice alleges that UCLA’s medical school uses a “systemically racist approach” to admissions that privileges Black and Latino applicants over those who are white and Asian American. Kelly Mahoney, a white woman who said she was rejected by the UCLA medical school because of her race, is also a plaintiff. In a statement, UCLA medical school spokesman Phil Hampton said that UCLA does not comment on pending litigation. Advertisement“UCLA’s medical school is committed to fair processes in all of our programs and activities, including admissions, consistent with federal and state anti-discrimination laws,” Hampton said. The government’s filing uses anonymous quotes from admissions officials published in the Free Beacon, a conservative news site, as evidence in alleging that the medical school has used race in admissions.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 29, 2026 11:21 UTC