Princeton Seeks to Block Disclosure of Admissions Process Documents

By Michael Booth, New Jersey Law Journal, Mar. 17, 2017

Princeton University has filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to block the U.S. Department of Education from releasing information about the university’s undergraduate admissions process to an anti-affirmative action group.

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the university in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday by former U.S. Associate Attorney General Thomas Perrelli, who is now with Washington’s Jenner & Block.

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Princeton Seeks to Block Disclosure of Admissions Process Documents

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