On Friday, April 3, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts preliminarily enjoined the Trump administration from requiring public colleges and universities in 17 states to submit seven years’ worth of Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Admission and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) survey data. The reporting deadline for the members of two intervenor organizations remains April 14, pending the outcome of a hearing scheduled for April 13.

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Photo of Brandon Wharton Brandon Wharton

Brandon is an associate in the Baltimore office, where he focuses his practice on representing employers in a broad range of labor and employment matters in federal and state courts. In addition to his litigation experience, Brandon helps clients navigate federal, state, and…

Brandon is an associate in the Baltimore office, where he focuses his practice on representing employers in a broad range of labor and employment matters in federal and state courts. In addition to his litigation experience, Brandon helps clients navigate federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing employment relationships. He regularly assists clients with drafting employment agreements, handbooks and policies, and separation agreements.

Photo of Sarah Wake Sarah Wake

Sarah knows firsthand the complex legal and compliance challenges that corporations, colleges, and universities face, having served as external employment counsel, in-house counsel, and a diversity, equity, and inclusion business unit leader.

Photo of Jonathan Ellis Jonathan Ellis

Jonathan is a Chambers USA-ranked national appellate lawyer and co-leader of the firm’s Appeals and Issues Practice Group. He helps clients design winning legal strategies in appeals and high-stakes litigation. Jonathan has argued nine cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and filed…

Jonathan is a Chambers USA-ranked national appellate lawyer and co-leader of the firm’s Appeals and Issues Practice Group. He helps clients design winning legal strategies in appeals and high-stakes litigation. Jonathan has argued nine cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and filed hundreds of briefs at the merits and certiorari stages before the Court. He has handled appeals and dispositive motions in other federal courts and state courts across the country. He has significant experience nationally in assisting clients in formulating appellate strategy, both in pending appeals and at the trial court level before judgment. And he has challenged and defended federal agency actions at every level of the federal judiciary.