Trump’s Latest Loss

A federal judge in Massachusetts just blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to force public colleges and universities in 17 states to hand over detailed race-based admissions data. It’s a pretty big deal, since the Department of Education won’t be able to snoop around as much as it wanted.

The Ruling

U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor found that the Department of Education likely has the authority to collect and analyze the data, but it won’t be happening anytime soon. The judge’s decision is a clear win for colleges and universities that don’t want to deal with the bureaucracy and potential backlash of handing over sensitive student data.