Harvard Bias-Trial Judge Rejects College's Bid to Dismiss Suit
- Judge rejects bid by both sides for a win before trial
- Showdown over discrimination claims set for next month
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Harvard, the nation’s oldest university, must go to trial to defend a lawsuit claiming it discriminates against Asian-American applicants.
A Boston federal judge’s rejection Friday of requests by both sides for a win before trial sets up a final showdown set to begin Oct. 15 in which she will decide a case that’s likely to end up at the U.S. Supreme Court.