Judge halts Trump effort requiring colleges to show they aren’t considering race in admissions
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A federal judge in Boston has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from collecting data from colleges and universities to determine if race is being considered in admissions. The preliminary injunction, issued by Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV, follows a lawsuit from 17 Democratic state attorneys general and applies to public universities in those states. The judge cited the "rushed and chaotic" manner of the data collection demand, initiated by President Trump in August, as the reason for the halt. Trump's order followed concerns that colleges were using personal statements to illegally consider race after the Supreme Court's 2023 ruling against affirmative action. The states argued the data collection risked student privacy and baseless investigations, while the Education Department defended the effort as necessary for taxpayer transparency.
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AI-ExtractedThe states argue the data collection risks invading student privacy and leading to baseless investigations of colleges and universities.
President Donald Trump ordered the data collection in August after raising concerns that colleges were using proxies to consider race.
The federal judge said the government likely has the authority to collect the data, but the demand was rolled out in a “rushed and chaotic” manner.
The ruling follows a lawsuit filed by a coalition of 17 Democratic state attorneys general.
A federal judge halted efforts by the Trump administration to collect data proving higher education institutions aren’t considering race in admissions.
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