DOJ lawsuit pressures Harvard to hand over detailed applicant information: Privacy law at the center of dispute

The Trump administration's lawsuit demanding Harvard's admissions records faces potential hurdles from the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Legal experts suggest that even anonymized data, including grades and race, could identify applicants, violating privacy protections. This legal action follows the Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling and represents an escalation in federal disputes with the university.