A federal judge temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Education from enforcing a deadline requiring public colleges in 17 states to submit admissions data disaggregated by race and sex. Judge F. Dennis Saylor found the collection may fall within legal authority, but said the rushed timeline likely violated the Administrative Procedure Act. The move follows earlier delays and a lawsuit filed by Democratic-led state attorneys general, with University and higher-ed associations seeking to join the case. The dispute centers on the Department’s National Center for Education Statistics survey template, which was revised late in the process and carries heightened reporting burdens for selective colleges. For institutions, the injunction freezes compliance timelines and underscores how regulatory design—notice, comment, and process integrity—now directly affects admissions analytics used for Supreme Court-aligned enforcement.