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Two Courts Found the Department of Education’s Anti-DEI DCL Unlawful: Where Are We Now?

On April 24, 2025, two U.S. District Courts issued Orders finding the U.S. Department of Education (DOE)’s Feb. 14, 2025 “Dear Colleague” Letter (DCL) to be unlawful and narrowly restricting the DOE’s enforcement of the DCL....more

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The Next Front in the Administration’s Sponsored Research Crackdown: What Recipients of Federal Funding - Particularly Grantees -...

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The Trump Administration’s effort to remake the Federal government’s relationship with Higher Ed and research grantees continues to gather steam, and an unprecedented recent letter to Harvard presages a potentially new front:...more

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Executive Order on Accreditation and Injunctions of Dear Colleague Letter Impact DEI in Higher Education

A recent executive order attacks DEI accreditation standards as courts block enforcement of the Department of Education’s Dear Colleague Letter on race. On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14279 (EO)...more

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Democratic AGs Sue to Protect States’ Access to Federal Education Funds

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A group of 19 Democratic AGs filed a lawsuit to block the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) from enforcing a directive conditioning federal education funding on certification that state and local education agencies will not...more

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Supreme Court Lifts Restraining Order on Grant Terminations

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The Supreme Court recently issued a ruling with significant impacts for federal contractors and grantees looking to challenge terminations of their contracts and grants in U.S. district courts. Terminated contractors and...more

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SCOTUS Ruling: Freezing $65 Million in Teacher Grants Amid DEI Controversy

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On April 4, 2025, the United States Supreme Court granted an emergency application to vacate the First Circuit Court of Appeals’ March 10 temporary restraining order (TRO) in the case of Department of Education v. California....more

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When is a TRO Treatable as a Preliminary Injunction? - SCOTUS Today

While not a decision on the merits, the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion on April 4, 2025, in Department of Education v. California is worth considering....more

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In the Wake of High-Profile Terminations of Grants and Cooperative Agreements, Courts Begin to Weigh In

Over the past few months, the second Trump administration has taken quick actions to suspend and terminate federal awards predating the transition of power. Many of these actions have resulted in the termination of “federal...more

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20 States and District of Columbia Sue Over U.S. Department of Education Mass Layoff

On March 13, 2025, twenty states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration to stop its plans to cut the U.S. Department of Education’s workforce by roughly half. The case is in the U.S. District Court for the...more

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