Kansas and the U.S. Department of Justice moved to quash the state’s undocumented student in-state tuition law through a proposed consent decree. The filing came hours after DOJ sued, marking the latest in a wave of federal litigation targeting state tuition equity policies. The dispute centers on whether Kansas can offer residency-based tuition benefits to undocumented students when similar benefits are not available to out-of-state U.S. citizens. DOJ called the law unconstitutional and prohibited by federal law. Multiple states have faced similar challenges; some have sided with the federal government while others continued defending their policies in court. If a judge approves, Kansas would join states where their tuition-equity statutes have been invalidated. For higher education institutions, the litigation is directly operational: it affects enrollment strategy, published tuition rates, and how aid budgets are planned for cohorts relying on in-state price access.