Federal Court Orders US Department of Education to Reinstate Critical Federal Equity Assistance Center Funding

Federal Court Orders US Department of Education to Reinstate Critical Federal Equity Assistance Center Funding

On Wednesday, July 30, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted a preliminary injunctionto block the U.S. Department of Education’s abrupt and unlawful termination of the Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium, Inc.’s Equity Assistance Center grant. This decision follows a lawsuit filed by the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) on behalf of the Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium, Inc. (MAEC) and the NAACP, which rely on this funding for crit…