Trump Plot SHUTDOWN by GOP Judge

Attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian break down the federal court ruling blocking the Trump administration from forcing public colleges and universities in 17 states to hand over seven years of detailed admissions data broken down by race, ethnicity, gender, test scores, GPA, income, parental education, and financial aid. Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV — a George W. Bush appointee who previously served on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court — found the data collection was rolled out in a "rushed and chaotic manner" that "epitomizes arbitrary and capricious agency action." The administration wrapped the demand in the 2023 Supreme Court decision banning race-conscious admissions, claiming it needed the data to ensure compliance. But Brian and Shant argue the real goal is to build cases against universities for being too diverse — redefining "racist" to mean providing opportunities for historically marginalized communities. The irony: the party of small government and individual privacy is demanding that colleges reconstruct datasets going back seven years, while simultaneously gutting the Department of Education and leaving almost no staff to process the information. Over 100 private universities have since joined the lawsuit, and the Association of American Universities is seeking to intervene. Kabateck LLP: Call 1-844-74-CIVIL for a free case evaluation or visit us at https://www.kbklawyers.com/ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920