The president determined that data be collected to prove that higher education institutions are not considering the criteria in admission processes
A federal judge suspended os government efforts of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, to collect data that proves that higher education institutions are not considering race in admissions processes.
The injunction by Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV of U.S. District Court in Boston was granted Friday in a move filed last month by a group of 17 Democratic state attorneys general. THE decision will only apply to public universities in the states authoring the action.
The judge stated that the federal government probably has the authority to collect the data, but that the requirement was presented to universities in a “hasty and chaotic” manner. Trump ordered the data collection in August.
In 2023, the Supreme Court ruled against the use of affirmative action in admissions, but he said colleges can still consider how race has shaped students’ lives if applicants share that information in their application essays.
Os States argue that data collection risks invading student privacy and of leading to unfounded investigations into colleges and universities. They also stated that universities were not given enough time to collect the data.
The Department of Education defended the initiative, arguing that taxpayers have a right to transparency about how money is spent at institutions that receive federal funding.
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