Judge Pushes Back Deadline for New Race and Sex Admissions Data

Court pauses ‘unprecedented’ federal demand for 7 years of college admissions data

A judge has sided — for now — with the attorneys general for 17 states who recently filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education’s demand for reams of student admissions data. U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor on Friday granted a temporary restraining order through March 25 blocking the department from collecting the data as he reviews the lawsuit. The 17 states argue in… Source

Judge pushes back deadline for new race and sex admissions data

U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV said he was delaying the due date by one week to consider a motion from 17 states suing over the data collection.

Judge blocks Trump admin efforts to seize race-based admissions data from schools

In 2023, the Supreme Court ruled against affirmative action in college admissions in the Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard case.

Judge Extends Deadline for Submitting Admissions Data

A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from requiring colleges and universities to collect and report admissions data disaggregated by race and gender, Reuters reported.

Coalition sues Trump over college race data rule

By Esther Wickham  California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a coalition of states filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over new federal requirements that colleges report detailed data linking race to admissions, financial aid and student outcomes.  The administration says the data will help enforce Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. But the states argue the demands are unprecedented, overly burdensome and likely to produce unreliable…