The key facts of this story is that Harvard has been discriminating against Asian-Americans based on race, which is illegal in the US.
Harvard knows they've been acting unlawfully, which is why they desperately try to resort to evasive tactics, such as claiming their admission process is a "trade secret" and should never be discussed in court:
Harvard knows they've been acting unlawfully, which is why they desperately try to resort to evasive tactics, such as claiming their admission process is a "trade secret" and should never be discussed in court:
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/harvard-university-is-figh...
The DoJ is right to conclude that Harvard has been acting illegally.