Case: United States v. President and Fellows of Harvard College (Harvard Corporation)

1:26-cv-10844 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: Feb. 13, 2026

Case Ongoing

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Case Summary

(This summary is temporary while we investigate the case further). On February 13, 2026, the Civil Rights Division announced that it sued Harvard University to compel disclosure of admissions data in connection with a Title VI investigation opened in April 2025 into whether Harvard’s undergraduate, medical-school, and law-school admissions processes discriminate on the basis of race.

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72275604/parties/united-states-v-president-and-fellows-of-harvard-college-harvard/

Attorney for Plaintiff

Jankowski, Rachel (Massachusetts)

Morrison, Jeffrey (Massachusetts)

Repper, Brian Lawrence (Massachusetts)

Zuckerman, Joshua Robert (Massachusetts)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Jankowski, Rachel (Massachusetts)

Morrison, Jeffrey (Massachusetts)

Repper, Brian Lawrence (Massachusetts)

Zuckerman, Joshua Robert (Massachusetts)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

1 1:26-cv-10844	Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief United States of America v. President and Fellows of Harvard College	Feb. 13, 2026	Feb. 13, 2026 Complaint

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Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72275604/united-states-v-president-and-fellows-of-harvard-college-harvard/

Last updated April 20, 2026, 3:08 a.m.

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Feb. 13, 2026	COMPLAINT against PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE (HARVARD CORPORATION) (Fee Status: US Government), filed by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Category Form, # 3 Exhibit A, # 4 Exhibit B, # 5 Exhibit C, # 6 Exhibit D, # 7 Exhibit E, # 8 Exhibit F, # 9 Exhibit G, # 10 Exhibit H, # 11 Exhibit I, # 12 Exhibit J)(Morrison, Jeffrey) (Entered: 02/13/2026) 1 Civil Cover Sheet View on PACER 2 Category Form View on PACER 3 Exhibit A View on RECAP 4 Exhibit B View on RECAP 5 Exhibit C View on RECAP 6 Exhibit D View on RECAP 7 Exhibit E View on RECAP 8 Exhibit F View on RECAP 9 Exhibit G View on RECAP 10 Exhibit H View on RECAP 11 Exhibit I View on RECAP 12 Exhibit J View on RECAP	Clearinghouse
2	Feb. 13, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Jeffrey Morrison on behalf of UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Morrison, Jeffrey) (Entered: 02/13/2026)	RECAP
3	Feb. 13, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Rachel Jankowski on behalf of UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Jankowski, Rachel) (Entered: 02/13/2026)	RECAP
4	Feb. 13, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Brian Lawrence Repper on behalf of UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Repper, Brian) (Entered: 02/13/2026)	RECAP
5	Feb. 13, 2026	ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Assignment. Judge Myong J. Joun assigned to case. If the trial Judge issues an Order of Reference of any matter in this case to a Magistrate Judge, the matter will be transmitted to Magistrate Judge Donald L. Cabell. (SP) (Entered: 02/13/2026)	RECAP
6	Feb. 13, 2026	Summons Issued as to President and Fellows of Harvard College (Harvard Corporation). Counsel receiving this notice electronically should download this summons, complete one for each defendant and serve it in accordance with Fed.R.Civ.P. 4 and LR 4.1. Summons will be mailed to plaintiff(s) not receiving notice electronically for completion of service. (SP) (Entered: 02/13/2026)	RECAP
	Feb. 13, 2026	Notice of Case Assignment
7	Feb. 17, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Joshua Robert Zuckerman on behalf of United States of America (Zuckerman, Joshua) (Entered: 02/17/2026)	RECAP
8	Feb. 17, 2026	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by United States of America. President and Fellows of Harvard College (Harvard Corporation) waiver sent on 2/13/2026, answer due 4/14/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service)(Repper, Brian) (Entered: 02/17/2026)	RECAP
9	April 14, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Steven Paul Lehotsky on behalf of President and Fellows of Harvard College (Harvard Corporation) (Lehotsky, Steven) (Entered: 04/14/2026)	RECAP
10	April 14, 2026	ANSWER to 1 Complaint, by President and Fellows of Harvard College (Harvard Corporation).(Lehotsky, Steven) (Entered: 04/14/2026)	RECAP
11	April 15, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Joshua S. Levy on behalf of President and Fellows of Harvard College (Harvard Corporation) (Levy, Joshua) (Entered: 04/15/2026)	RECAP
12	April 15, 2026	NOTICE of Scheduling Conference.The Initial Scheduling Conference is set for 5/13/2026 at 3:15 p.m. remotely by video before Judge Myong J. Joun. Counsel of record will receive a video conference invite at the email registered in CM/ECF. (SKY) (Entered: 04/15/2026)	RECAP
13	April 16, 2026	Order	RECAP

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Massachusetts

Case Type(s):

Education

Special Collection(s):

Trump Administration 2.0: Litigation and Investigations By the Government

Anti-discrimination case

Key Dates

Filing Date: Feb. 13, 2026

Case Ongoing: Yes

Case Details

Other Dockets:

District of Massachusetts 1:26-cv-10844

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of United States v. President and Fellows of Harvard College (Harvard Corporation), Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, http://www.dev.clearinghouse.net/case/48043/.