Judge Halts Effort to Require Colleges to Show Data on Race-Neutral Admissions

U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV says the plaintiffs are likely to succeed in showing the process was ‘arbitrary and capricious.’

The Department of Education in Washington on April 28, 2025. The Supreme Court in April allowed Trump to freeze some Education Department grants, despite a lower court order to the contrary. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

A federal judge on April 3 blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a requirement that colleges submit admissions data to show they are not considering race, calling the rollout “rushed and chaotic.”

In his ruling, U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV said the plaintiffs are likely to succeed in showing that the process was “arbitrary and capricious” and imposed significant burdens on institutions within a short 120-day timeline.