In a separate but related order, a federal judge paused the Trump administration’s effort to require student admissions race data reporting in 17 states. The administration said the data collection was designed to support compliance with the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision ending race-conscious admissions. The court’s intervention reflects a continuing dispute over whether the Department of Education and NCES can impose the “Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement” survey requirements on an accelerated schedule, given procedural concerns raised by state attorneys general. The case signals that institutions may face continued uncertainty about reporting scope and timing even as the government seeks to operationalize admissions compliance through data collection.