US EditionTrump Administration Can't Make Colleges Provide Race-Related Data, Judge Rules
The judge said the Education Department likely can seek the records, but faulted the rushed rollout and limited staffing at the National Center for Education Statistics.
- 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 including race and GPA.
- The Education Department sought this data to monitor compliance with the Supreme Court's 2023 ruling ending affirmative action, alleging universities used "hidden racial proxies" to consider race in admissions despite the ban.
- California Attorney General Rob Bonta called the request a "fishing expedition," arguing the survey's rushed implementation left universities vulnerable to errors and privacy risks that could trigger penalties.
- Public colleges in the 17 states now receive immediate relief, avoiding potential federal funding penalties and protecting student privacy while litigation proceeds over the mandate's legality.
- Federal lawsuits and investigations into UCLA and Stanford continue, as the administration pursues its broader effort to scrutinize race in admissions despite this preliminary setback.
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Judge blocks Trump bid to require colleges to prove race not considered in admissions
A federal judge in Massachusetts on Friday blocked the Trump administration’s effort to force public colleges and universities in 17 states to hand over detailed race-based admissions data. U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor found that the Department of Education likely has the authority to “collect, analyze, and make use of the data,” but…
Judge blocks Trump admin's efforts to get college data on applicants' race
A federal judge in Massachusetts blocked the Trump administration's attempt to collect seven years worth of admissions data on the race of applicants from public universities. President Donald Trump signed an executive order last August directing the Department of Education to get this information. Affirmative action was effectively ended in 2023 by the Supreme Court, but Trump, in his order, said a "persistent lack of available data," as well a…
Judge Blocks Higher Ed DEI Data to the Administration
A federal judge on Friday halted efforts by the Trump administration to collect data that would prove that higher education institutions aren’t considering race in admissions. U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV in Boston granted the preliminary injunction, following a lawsuit filed earlier this month by a coalition of 17 Democratic state attorneys general. It will only apply to public universities in plaintiffs’ states. The judge admi…
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.
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