Judge Blocks Trump's Data Grab on College Admissions

0:00It's April 4th. Welcome to Global News Today, powered by AI, I'm Corey with the story. A federal judge in Boston just slammed the brakes on the Trump administration's push to make public universities hand over detailed race data on there, admissions processes. U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Sale of the Fourth Grand A Day Preliminary Injunction, Friday, following a lawsuit from 17 Democratic State Attorneys. General. This blocks the data graph for now, but only hits public schools in those suing states. Trump kicked this off back in August. Worried colleges were dodging the Supreme Court's 2023 ban on affirmative action by using Sneaky. Proxies like personal essays, the Order Demands University's report, race, sex, grades, and test scores for applicants, admits and enrollees going back seven years through the National Center for Education Statistics. This fired back hard, claiming it invades student privacy, sparts witch hunts, and gives

1:00schools zero time to comply, the 120-day deadline was way too rushed. The judge agreed, calling the rollout chaotic with no real input from universities. Lawyers for the state said it smells like a hunt for dirt rather than fair play. The FESD defended as taxpayer oversight for school sucking of federal cash, mirroring deals they cut with Brown and Columbia to restore research. Funds, those schools coughed up similar stats and opened for audits. Education Secretary Linda McMahon warned of penalties under federal aid laws if data is late or wrong. Meanwhile, the admin suing Harvard separately for stonewalling similar requests with a fresh 20-day deadline or face justice department heat. This showdown highlights the tightrope colleges walk post-affirmative action, balancing compliance without overreach.