Star student rejected by 16 colleges, hired by Google, gets legal win in racial discrimination suit

A father in Palo Alto, California is declaring a victory in court after a federal judge allowed a civil rights lawsuit alleging anti-Asian bias in college admissions to move forward.

Nan Zhong and his son, Stanley Zhong, filed federal lawsuits against several elite institutions — including the University of California system, the University of Washington, the University of Michigan, and Cornell University.

The complaints allege the universities engaged in " racially discriminatory admissions practices that disadvantage highly qualified Asian-American applicants." One of their cases will now proceed in part against the University of Washington after a federal judge granted the university defendants' motion to dismiss in part and denied it in part.

"We got an exciting ruling from the judge," Nan Zhong told Fox News Digital.

"Effectively, the judge ruled in our favor by denying the university's motion to dismiss.

So this is a major development in the lawsuit.

That means the judge found enough factual allegations to support our allegation." DUKE LAW'S ALLEGED RACE-BASED ADMISSIONS ACCUSED OF DEFYING SUPREME COURT RULING: DOJ The ruling centered in part on sovereign immunity.

Judge James L.

Robart denied the defendants' motion to dismiss Stanley's Title VI claims against the university while dismissing several other claims.

The University of Washington Board of Regents sent Fox News Digital a statement in response to the ruling.

"We're pleased that the court dismissed many of the claims and two of the three plaintiffs.

Admission to the Allen School is highly competitive and the vast majority of out-of-state applicants are not admitted because, as Washington’s flagship university, we prioritize Washington residents for admission," a spokesperson said.

"With that ruling, we can now proceed into discovery, request internal documents, internal communication, and most importantly, admissions data," Nan said.

Stanley Zhong, now 21, made headlines after he was rejected by 16 of the 18 colleges he applied to — including top-tier public and private institutions — despite boasting an elite academic record.