A federal judge struck down Nebraska’s policy allowing undocumented students to pay in-state tuition rates. U.S. District Court Judge Brian Buescher ended the two-decade-old law that had permitted qualifying undocumented students to pay in-state rates after living in Nebraska for at least three years, graduating from a Nebraska high school, and meeting other criteria. The decision is framed as a win for the DOJ, which sued Nebraska in April over the policy. Buescher’s ruling also revoked eligibility for certain state scholarships that relied on the same residency-and-student-eligibility structure. The Nebraska ruling follows a broader pattern of DOJ litigation targeting in-state tuition benefits for undocumented students. For higher education and state systems, the decision increases compliance urgency for tuition-setting policies, scholarship eligibility rules, and advising workflows for prospective and continuing students.