( April 8, 2026, 2:48 PM EDT) -- BOSTON — A Massachusetts federal judge granted in part a preliminary injunction barring the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) from enforcing a new higher education information survey against 17 plaintiff states, holding in an Administrative Procedure Act (APA) challenge that the agency’s decision to require colleges to report detailed, disaggregated admissions data for potential civil rights enforcement was likely arbitrary and capricious because it was implemented on an unexplained 120-day timeline without adequately addressing public comments or considering reasonable alternatives....