Lawsuit Says U. of Texas Considered Race Illegally

A federal lawsuit filed last week accuses the University of Texas at Austin of improperly considering an applicant's race when more-effective, race-neutral ways of achieving diversity were available.

The plaintiff, a white, 18-year-old applicant from Richmond, Tex., who was rejected by the university, filed the suit with the backing of the Project on Fair Representation, a Washington-based legal-defense fund that opposes affirmative action.

Edward J. Blum, the group's director,

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