5 higher education lawsuits to watch in 2025
Ben Unglesbee and Natalie Schwartz
January 29, 2025
The higher education landscape could shift in major ways this year, including through changes brought by court decisions. Several of the Biden administration’s policies are under legal fire, though it’s so far unclear how the Trump administration will handle those cases.
Meanwhile, major academic publishers are facing a class-action lawsuit accusing them of violating antitrust law. And the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program — which prevents the deportation of immigrants brought illegally to the U.S. as children — could land on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Below, we’re rounding up five major lawsuits that we’re keeping an eye on in 2025.
