A federal lawsuit in Maryland seeks to challenge a February 14 memo by the Trump administration requiring schools and universities to eliminate race-based practices within two weeks or face loss of federal funds. The American Federation of Teachers and the American Sociological Association argue the memo infringes on First and Fifth Amendment rights, claiming it imposes vague restrictions on educational content regarding race. They assert that the memo's interpretation of a Supreme Court ruling significantly overreaches and misapplies the original decision regarding race in college admissions, affecting broad aspects of education.
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday by the American Federation of Teachers union and the American Sociological Association, argues that the February 14 memo violates the First and Fifth Amendments by restricting free speech in education.
This letter radically upends and re-writes otherwise well-established jurisprudence; no federal law prevents teaching about race and race-related topics.
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