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\nTHE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS  \nBOSTON DIVISION  \nSTUDENTS FOR FAIR ADMISSIONS, INC.,  \nPlaintiff,  \nv.  \nPRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE,  \nDefendant.  \nCivil Action No. 1:14-cv-14176-ADB  \nPLAINTIFF’S PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW  \nAdam K. 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Admissions Preferences for ALDCs ...................................................................................4  \nD. Reviewing Applications and Making Admissions Decisions ...........................................4  \nIII. Intentional Discrimination Against Asian Americans ....................................................................6  \nA. Statistical Evidence Shows That Harvard Imposes an Asian-American Penalty......................................................................................................................................6  \n1. Descriptive analysis reveals that Harvard’s admissions system produces stark racial disparities that have a negative effect on Asian Americans...................................................................................................................7  \na. 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