A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from asking universities to collect race information when admitting new students, according to Reuters. Colleges that participate in federal student financial programs were asked to share data on students’ race and sex. The department would use the information to monitor its compliance with the US Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling that ended affirmative action in higher education. But US District Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV in Boston issued a temporary restraining order. Trump’s adminstration asking colleges to collect data about race The data
A federal judge has ordered the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) to extend its services to all racial and ethnic groups, not just minorities. Judge Mark T. Pittman of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas made this landmark decision. MBDA: What Has Happened? Founded during the Nixon administration, the MBDA’s primary mission has been to assist minority-owned businesses. However, Judge Pittman’s ruling challenges this focus, stating that the presumption that white business owners are not disadvantaged violates the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of equal protection under the law. As
