The U.S. Department of Justice announced it opened 15 new civil rights investigations into medical school admissions practices over potential race discrimination. DOJ said it did not name the institutions publicly and that each medical school facing a probe receives millions of dollars in federal funding. The announcement follows earlier DOJ allegations that Yale and UCLA medical schools violated civil rights law by giving Black and Hispanic applicants an advantage in admissions. DOJ said the new wave reflects ongoing enforcement of Title VI after the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 decision that constrained race-conscious admissions. DOJ attributed the investigations to concerns that some top medical schools are prioritizing student demographics rather than training for success in professional settings. Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general of the DOJ’s civil rights division, said the federal agency is examining whether admissions practices violate civil rights protections. The immediate higher-education implication is operational: medical schools will face increased legal risk assessments around admissions process documentation, holistic review frameworks, and communications that could be scrutinized under federal civil rights standards.