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Education Groups Battle Trump Policies in Legal Showdown

8/13/2025

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Education Groups Resist

Higher education groups are fiercely battling the Trump administration's policies, launching legal challenges against executive orders and funding cuts. With courts siding against the administration in two-thirds of cases, the stakes are high. As fears mount over potential Supreme Court rulings that could threaten academic freedom and vital research funding, the fight for education intensifies.

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Judges Defend Independence

Fifteen federal judges in Maryland, spearheaded by Chief Judge George L. Russell III, are pushing back against a Trump administration lawsuit aimed at overturning a two-day deportation pause, deeming it a threat to judicial independence. In a separate ruling, another federal judge condemned the administration for unlawfully withholding funds from the National Endowment for Democracy.

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Education Groups Resist

Higher education groups are fiercely battling the Trump administration's policies, launching legal challenges against executive orders and funding cuts. With courts siding against the administration in two-thirds of cases, the stakes are high. As fears mount over potential Supreme Court rulings that could threaten academic freedom and vital research funding, the fight for education intensifies.

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