Public School Funding Threat (New York v. U.S. Dept of Education., D. Mass., 1:25-cv-11116)

Lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Education’s threat to withhold federal funding from state and local education agencies that refuse to certify compliance with the federal administration’s new (and legally incoherent) interpretation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Litigation Details

Case filed on: April 25, 2025

Docket Links:      Trial »

Updates

Date

Update

04/25/2025

On 4/25/25, the plaintiff states filed their complaint ».

06/30/2025

On 6/30/25, the defendants filed their answer » to the complaint. Litigation continues in the district court.

02/18/2026

A separate lawsuit filed by other parties subsequently resulted in a summary judgment decision vacating the Department of Education’s certification demand, and the agency ultimately decided to forgo their appeal of that decision. After federal defendants agreed not to take further actions based on the vacated certification demands, the parties jointly moved to dismiss the states’ lawsuit. The district court granted that motion on 2/18/26.