The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Yale University alleging that the university discriminated against white and Asian students in favor of Black and Hispanic applicants during its admission process, the New York Times reports.

This lawsuit echoes a civil suit filed in 2014 by an Asian-American student group against Harvard University, claiming that those students were held to a higher standard for admission, while other–primarily Black applicants–were awarded a lower standard for admission.

Harvard won the case, but the Asian-American student group is appealing that decision, and the Department of Justice has filed a statement of interest supporting the Asian-American students.

The Justice Department lawsuit claims circularly that considering race as a factor in admissions to Yale denies people admission to the university based on their race.

The courts have ruled repeatedly that universities have the legal ability to balance their classes and admissions based on race so long as people are not excluded from admission based solely on race.  Yale and other universities makes clear that admissions, or denials of admissions, are not based solely on race, but on a well-rounded resume including background, activities, and leadership positions as well as academic record.

“The department’s allegation is baseless,” said Peter Salovey, Yale’s president, to the Times. “At this unique moment in our history, when so much attention properly is being paid to issues of race, Yale will not waver in its commitment to educating a student body whose diversity is a mark of its excellence.”

The primary crafter of the lawsuits against Harvard and Yale is Edward Blum, president of Students for Fair Admissions, an anti-affirmative action group which recruits students who were rejected from colleges to which they feel they qualified for admission.