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Justice Dept. declines to defend grants for Hispanic-serving colleges, calling them unconstitutional
The Justice Department, citing a 2023 Supreme Court ruling, agrees the grant program favors race or ethnicity and will not defend it in court, affecting over 500 institutions.
- Solicitor General John Sauer notified Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson on July 25 that the U.S. Justice Department has decided not to defend the Hispanic-Serving Institution grant program.
- The State of Tennessee and an anti-affirmative action group sued the U.S. Education Department in June, and the Justice Department told Congress it agrees with the legal challenge.
- Justice Department officials said the Hispanic-Serving Institution grant program confers an unconstitutional advantage based on race or ethnicity.
- Congress appropriated about $350 million for the program in 2024, and the suit says affected schools lose tens of millions, while more than 500 colleges designated Hispanic-Serving Institutions compete for grants.
- The program, created by Congress in 1998, targets colleges with at least a quarter undergraduate Hispanic share to address Latino students' lower college and graduation rates.
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By Associated Press The Trump administration said Friday it will not defend a decades-old grant program for colleges with large numbers of Hispanic students that is being challenged in court, declaring the government considers the funding unconstitutional. In a memo sent to Congress, the Justice Department (DOJ) said it is agreeing to a lawsuit seeking to eliminate the grants reserved for colleges where at least a quarter of undergraduate studen…
By Associated Press The Trump administration said Friday it will not defend a decades-old grant program for colleges with large numbers of Hispanic students that is being challenged in court, declaring the government considers the funding unconstitutional. In a memo sent to Congress, the Justice Department (DOJ) said it is agreeing to a lawsuit seeking to eliminate the grants reserved for colleges where at least a quarter of undergraduate studen…
Justice Department declines to defend grants for Hispanic-serving colleges, calling them unconstitutional
The Trump administration said Friday it will not defend a decades-old grant program for colleges with large numbers of Hispanic students that is being challenged in court, declaring the government believes the funding is unconstitutional.
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