Admissions Bias Lawsuit Against Harvard in Judge’s Hands

The John Harvard statue looks over Harvard Yard at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. A final round of arguments is scheduled for in federal court in Boston in a trial alleging racial bias in the university's admissions system on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File

BOSTON—A federal judge will now decide whether Harvard University intentionally discriminates against Asian-American applicants, an allegation made in a 2014 lawsuit that was debated in a final round of arguments Feb. 13.

Lawyers for both sides clashed at Boston’s federal courthouse, largely recapping cases they made during a trial that ended in November. The case will be decided by United States District Judge Allison D. Burroughs, although any ruling is expected to be appealed.