# Federal judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit seeking Harvard applicant records

https://mins.news/en/item/127217

- The Guardian, 2026-11-03 13:42 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/nov/03/harvard-trump-lawsuit-dismissed-admissions-data

> A federal judge dismissed the Trump administration’s suit seeking individual applicant records from Harvard, ruling that the Justice Department had not shown it took required steps to secure voluntary compliance before seeking court enforcement. The judge did not rule on the merits. Harvard says it supplied more than 2,000 pages but withheld personal records it considers privileged.

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