A preliminary injunction halts the administration’s admissions-data collection requirement for public institutions in a multi-state legal coalition, setting up further courtroom battle over the scope and legality of the ACTS reporting mandate. The decision is aimed at preventing immediate irreparable harm while the plaintiffs argue the mandate is unlawful and arbitrarily scheduled. The story details that ACTS would require selective four-year colleges to submit detailed applicant and enrolled-student data across multiple admissions cycles, including race and other applicant attributes. It also notes that the Department of Education planned to integrate the requirement into IPEDS. For higher education operators, the ruling affects compliance calendars, vendor and data-ops planning, and internal governance. Campuses are likely to re-evaluate data collection readiness and legal risk management until appellate or final decisions are issued.