The Justice Department investigation, led by its Civil Rights Division, will examine admissions policies at Stanford University, University of California Berkeley, University of California Los Angeles and University of California Irvine. Stanford already is in compliance with federal law, spokesperson Dee Mostofi said Thursday.

UCLA and UC Irvine are under federal investigation for possibly using DEI criteria in admissions, following a Supreme Court ruling against such practices. The DOJ aims to ensure compliance with merit-based admissions,

The schools may be in violation of a landmark Supreme Court ruling banning colleges and universities from using race-based admissions criteria.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday it will be investigating multiple California universities to ensure they are in compliance with a Supreme Court ruling banning affirmative action