The U.S. Department of Justice has revived its legal fight against Minnesota’s in-state tuition and scholarship rules for undocumented students. The DOJ appealed a March federal judge decision that dismissed the case and sided with Minnesota, moving the dispute to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The case targets policies that allow qualifying undocumented students to receive in-state rates at Minnesota public colleges if they attended and graduated from a Minnesota high school (or earned a GED) and meet other criteria. The state said the benefits are available under the same framework for citizens and noncitizens, and that federal immigration law does not preempt the state approach. The DOJ also sued New Jersey over similar policies, making this the ninth state targeted. If the DOJ prevails, institutions across Minnesota may need to rework scholarship eligibility and tuition-discount administration for affected students.