Fed judge clears Harvard discrimination lawsuit for trial

A federal judge on Friday cleared the way for a lawsuit accusing Harvard University of discriminating against Asian-American applicants to go to trial, ruling in a closely watched case that could impact the use of race-based college admissions.

U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston rejected dueling motions by Harvard and a nonprofit group suing the Ivy League university to rule in their favor ahead of a trial set to take place on Oct. 15.