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The university has a limited amount of spots and illegally denied a position you're qualified for and gave it to someone unqualified. The university broke the law and that affected you. Seek damages.


"Qualified" is not a protected class.

All forms of discrimination are legal, except those that are protected class.


If I broke the law and someone was damaged based off of the breaking of said law I should owe damages right?


It Depends(tm).

Tort and civil law is a large speciality, and there are numerous situations where you might technically win but net zero actual damages.

You’d need to talk to a lawyer to get specifics.




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