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Letter to the GSA on Proposed "Unlawful DEI" Certification Requirements
| 3/23/2026 | Letter to the General Services Administration on a Trump administration proposal that would require all federal funding recipients to certify they do not have unlawful DEI programs and practices. |
Topic(s): Diversity and Inclusion; Executive Branch; Free Speech; Regulation; Law and Courts
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Amicus Brief to the District Court in Massachusetts vs U.S. Department of Education
| 3/19/2026 | Amicus brief filed by ACE and other higher education associations supporting a pause of the Department of Education’s new IPEDS Admissions Component (ACTS) as a federal court considers a legal challenge. |
Topic(s): Law and Courts; Higher Education Act; Regulation
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Type: Amicus Brief
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Issue Brief: Immigration-Related Campus Concerns
| 2/19/2026 | Updated for 2026, this issue brief provides guidance for campus leaders on navigating the immigration policy environment under the Trump administration. |
Topic(s): Immigration and International Students; Dreamers; Law and Courts; Executive Branch
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Type: Issue Brief
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Amicus Brief to the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Harvard v. DHS
| 1/20/2026 | Amicus brief submitted by ACE and 22 other higher education association to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in support of Harvard in its case against the Deparment of Homeland Security's revocation of the university's certification to enroll internatiional students. |
Topic(s): Immigration and International Students; Student Visas; Law and Courts; Executive Branch
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Type: Amicus Brief
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Amicus Brief to the First Circuit in American Public Health Association et. al. v. NIH
| 11/19/2025 | ACE joined an amicus brief led by AAMC and AAU urging the First Circuit to uphold a ruling requiring the executive branch to reinstate billions in NIH research grants canceled after President Trump took office. |
Topic(s): Science and Technology; Law and Courts; Research; Research Funding
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Type: Amicus Brief
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Amicus Brief: Commonwealth of Virginia v. Secretary of Veterans Affairs
| 9/12/2025 | ACE and other higher education associations filed this brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit supporting a request to stay a new VA policy that limits GI Bill benefits. |
Topic(s): Law and Courts; Veterans Education; Veterans
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Type: Amicus Brief
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Amicus Brief Urging the Supreme Court to Allow the Reinstatement of Canceled NIH Grants
| 8/1/2025 | Eight associations, including ACE, filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to reject the Trump administration’s bid to block reinstatement of about 1,200 canceled National Institutes of Health grants. |
Topic(s): Research; Research Funding; Science and Technology; Law and Courts
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Type: Amicus Brief
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Legal Challenge to Trump Administration’s Cut to DOD Research Funding
| 6/16/2025 | This complaint, filed by ACE, AAU, APLU, and 12 institutions in the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts, seeks to halt the Department of Defense’s proposed cap on indirect cost reimbursements for research grants. |
Topic(s): Law and Courts; Research Funding; Science and Technology; Research; Executive Branch
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Amicus Brief: In Support of Harvard in Harvard College v. the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
| 6/9/2025 | ACE and other higher education associations are supporting Harvard’s motion for summary judgment in its lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, challenging the Trump administration’s freeze on billions in federal research funding. |
Topic(s): Law and Courts; Research; Research Funding; Science and Technology; Executive Branch
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Type: Amicus Brief
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Complaint Filed in U.S. District Court for Massachusetts Over NSF Research Funding Cuts
| 5/5/2025 | This complaint, filed by ACE, AAU, APLU, and 13 research universities in the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts, challenges the National Science Foundation’s cap on indirect cost reimbursements as unlawful and harmful to federally funded research. |
Topic(s): Science and Technology; Research; Research Funding; Law and Courts; Executive Branch
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