The U.S. Education Department previously acted unlawfully against Grand Canyon University's bid for nonprofit status, ruling that the university's former ownership would unjustly benefit from its reversion.
In a unanimous decision, the Ninth Circuit stated that the Education Department used the wrong legal standard in denying Grand Canyon University's application, emphasizing a misinterpretation of existing regulations.
Prior rulings asserted the Education Department had the right to evaluate nonprofit status, yet the Ninth Circuit found that the university had not been assessed fairly under proper legal standards.
The panel's decision overturned a lower court's ruling, highlighting that previous determinations regarding the institution's nonprofit qualification did not align with the specific criteria of the Higher Education Act.
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