A wave of litigation — about 70 lawsuits tracked in 2025 — challenges the Trump administration’s education actions, from unilateral grant cancellations to directives on DEI and transgender‑student policies. Plaintiffs include school districts, universities, teachers’ unions and multistate coalitions. Cases center on sudden grant terminations, regulatory rollbacks, and alleged violations of notice‑and‑comment procedures. Some courts have temporarily restored funding or blocked policies; many cases remain active and could shape federal education authorities, grant practices, and institutional compliance obligations in 2026. Observers say the volume and diversity of suits make litigation a primary arena for resolving contested federal education priorities this year.