Judge bars University of California from all use of SAT, ACT scores in admissions.

"Nondisabled, economically advantaged and white test-takers have an inherent advantage in the testing process." https://www.sfchronicle.com/education/article/Judge-bars-University-of-California-from-all-use-15531662.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral

In February, a faculty committee issued a 200-page report that found that the SAT was not discriminatory and should remain as an admissions requirement https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-02-03/uc-should-keep-sat-and-act-as-admission-requirements-faculty-report-says

In May, the Board of Regents ignored the study commissioned to guide them in this decision and removed the test requirement. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/21/us/university-california-sat-act.html

Link to the faculty report finding that standardized tests are non-discriminatory. https://senate.universityofcalifornia.edu/_files/underreview/sttf-report.pdf

A learning disabled applicant sued because he was unable to get accommodations (extra time) under COVID.

Even though the exam is not a requirement for applicants, the judge ruled that any use of the test under such conditions would be discriminatory against the disabled.

So long as accommodations for the disabled are unavailable, no one may voluntary submit test scores.

Another pending lawsuit seeks to make the ban permanent

Asians on average outscore whites on the SAT by 100 points https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2018/10/29/sat-scores-are-gaps-remain-significant-among-racial-and-ethnic-groups

The UC system removed the standardized testing requirement, but applicants kept taking the test and submitting them.

This injunction responds to a temporary condition but by addressing racial and other disparities in his ruling, the judge makes clear his motive

and the motive of the litigants: to permanently forbid the use of standardized tests in evaluating applicants.