US EditionTrump Administration Can't Make Colleges Provide Race-Related Data, Judge Rules
The injunction covers public colleges in 17 states and gives California universities a reprieve as the lawsuit over admissions data continues.
- On Friday, U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from forcing public universities in 17 states to submit seven years of detailed admissions data while litigation proceeds.
- Administration officials sought the information to assess compliance with the Supreme Court's 2023 ruling ending affirmative action, claiming universities utilized "hidden racial proxies" to maintain race-based admissions.
- While acknowledging the Education Department's authority, Saylor criticized the "rushed and chaotic manner" of the policy's implementation; state attorneys general labeled the request a "fishing expedition" demanding unprecedented data.
- The injunction provides immediate relief to public university systems, including California, while Saylor separately extended the submission deadline until April 14 for 69 other schools seeking similar judicial blocks.
- Litigation continues as the Justice Department reported that 1,700 colleges had already completed submissions or secured extensions by March 23, warning schools that failure to comply could trigger fines under the Higher Education Act of 1965.
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Feds can’t make colleges provide race-related data, judge rules | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
BOSTON >> The Trump administration cannot force public universities in 17 U.S. states to turn over sweeping amounts of data so it can examine whether they have ceased considering race as an admissions factor, a federal judge ruled on Friday.
Trump effort requiring schools to prove race isn’t part of admissions halted by judge
Trump ordered the data collection in August, expressing concerns that colleges and universities were using personal statements and other proxies to consider race, which he views as illegal discrimination
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Judge halts Trump effort requiring colleges to show they don't consider race in admissions
Trump raised concerns that colleges use personal statements and other proxies to consider race, which he views as illegal discrimination.
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Judge halts Trump effort requiring colleges to show they aren’t considering race in admissions
A federal judge has halted efforts by the Trump administration to collect data that proves higher education institutions aren’t considering race in admissions.
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