Welcome to the February 2026 edition of Thompson Coburn’s Higher Education Litigation Summary, your resource for timely legal updates on key rulings and ongoing cases shaping the higher education sector. Bold text indicates updates to the rulings.
Highlights in this edition include:
The status of the 2022 Borrower Defense to Repayment Rule where the court reinstated the Fifth Circuit’s preliminary injunction and instructed the plaintiff to file a proposed First Amended Complaint;
