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, the judge said.
U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor found that the Department of Education likely has the authority to “collect, analyze, and make use of the data,” he wrote, but he nonetheless barred the department from obtaining the records at this time.
The Department of Education had sought the admissions information from public institutions across 17 states, according to the judge’s ruling. The move was part of the Trump administration’s broader review of race-conscious practices in higher education.
Jon Ross Myers is the executive editor and publisher of the Mississippi News Network, Mississippi's largest digital only media company. He can be reached at editor@tippahnews.com
