NEW YORK – In a major win for student privacy, New York Attorney General Letitia James has secured a court order blocking the U.S. Department of Education’s unlawful demands for extensive admissions data from public colleges and universities.
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted the coalition’s motion for a preliminary injunction, exempting state colleges and universities from the new data demand while the case proceeds.
The motion for a preliminary injunction was filed by Attorney General James and 16 other attorneys general last month, challenging the sweeping new federal data collection mandate targeting colleges and universities.
“This administration’s crusade against DEI is dangerous,” Attorney General James said. “Students should not have to live in fear that their personal data will be handed over to the federal government, just as schools should not have to scramble to produce years of sensitive information to satisfy an arbitrary and unlawful demand.”
Attorney General James reaffirmed her commitment to fighting against the mandate, stating that the court’s decision to grant the preliminary injunction is a significant victory for public institutions. “I am grateful the court acted swiftly to protect our public institutions while our case moves forward, and we will continue fighting to block this mandate for good,” she said.
The lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education is ongoing, with the coalition of attorneys general vowing to continue their efforts to block the unlawful demands for higher education admissions data.
In a statement, Attorney General James emphasized the importance of protecting student privacy and maintaining the trust between students and institutions of higher education. “We will continue to fight to ensure that students are not forced to sacrifice their personal data for the sake of federal bureaucratic overreach,” she said.
The court’s decision to grant the preliminary injunction is a significant setback for the U.S. Department of Education, which had sought to collect sensitive information from public colleges and universities.
Attorney General James’ office has been a vocal critic of the new data collection mandate, arguing that it is an overreach of federal authority and poses a significant threat to student privacy.
The case is ongoing, with the coalition of attorneys general working to ensure that the U.S. Department of Education’s unlawful demands for higher education admissions data are blocked.
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