February 19, 1999

Federal Judge Narrows Scope of Affirmative-Action Suit Against U. of Washington

By DOUGLAS LEDERMAN

A federal judge last week narrowed the scope of an affirmative-action lawsuit against the University of Washington's law school, ruling that the state's voter-approved ban on racial preferences had made much of the case moot.

But the judge agreed to consider whether the university's now-abandoned admissions policy illegally discriminated against three white applicants, so the case still has significant

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