Department of Education v. Career Colleges and Schools of Texas

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Department of Education v. Career Colleges and Schools of Texas | |
Docket number: 24-413 | |
Term: 2025 | |
Court: United States Supreme Court | |
Important dates | |
Pending | |
Court membership | |
Chief Justice John Roberts • Clarence Thomas • Samuel Alito • Sonia Sotomayor • Elena Kagan • Neil Gorsuch • Brett Kavanaugh • Amy Coney Barrett • Ketanji Brown Jackson |
Department of Education v. Career Colleges and Schools of Texas is a case scheduled for argument before the Supreme Court of the United States during the court's October 2025-2026 term. It was originally set to be argued during the October 2024-2025 term, but the court paused briefings for this case on February 6, 2025. On June 23, 2025, the court decided to resume the briefings.[1]
relief on a universal basis."[2]
The case came on a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. To review the lower court's opinion, click here.
Background
Case summary
The following are the parties to this case:[3]
- Petitioner: Department of Education, et al.
- Legal counsel: D. John Sauer (United States Solicitor General)
- Respondent: Career Colleges and Schools of Texas
- Legal counsel: Stephen Blake Kinnaird (Paul Hastings LLP)
The following summary of the case was published by Oyez:
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In November 2022, the Department of Education issued new regulations that significantly changed how student loan borrowers could get their loans discharged. The rules made it easier for borrowers to have their entire loans forgiven if they could show their school misled them, breached contracts, or engaged in aggressive recruitment. The rules also expanded situations where students could get loans discharged if their school closed. Career Colleges and Schools of Texas (CCST), an association of private postsecondary schools, challenged these regulations. CCST sued to challenge two major aspects of the Department of Education’s 2022 Rule. First, CCST argued that the borrower defense provisions exceeded the Department's authority by creating new types of claims against the government and schools, and by establishing unauthorized adjudication procedures. Second, CCST challenged the closed school provisions as unlawful because they allowed students to get their loans discharged even without proving the school’s closure prevented them from completing their programs. The district court denied CCST’s motion for a preliminary injunction, finding that CCST had not shown it would suffer irreparable harm. On appeal, the U.S. Court of Appeal for the Fifth Circuit reversed the denial of a preliminary injunction and expanded the injunction to apply nationwide while the appeal continued.[4] |
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Timeline
The following timeline details key events in this case:
- June 23, 2025: Motion to resume the briefing granted.
- February 6, 2025: Motion to pause the briefing granted.
- January 10, 2025: The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case.
- October 10, 2024: Department of Education appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
- April 4, 2024: The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed the district court's judgment and remanded it to the lower court.
Questions presented
The petitioner presented the following questions to the court:[2]
Questions presented:
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Oral argument
Audio
Audio of the case will be posted here when it is made available.
Transcript
A transcript of the case will be posted here when it is made available.
Outcome
The case is pending adjudication before the U.S. Supreme Court.
October term 2025-2026
The Supreme Court will begin hearing cases for the term on October 6, 2025. The court's yearly term begins on the first Monday in October and lasts until the first Monday in October the following year. The court generally releases the majority of its decisions by mid-June.[5]
See also
External links
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- U.S. Supreme Court docket file - Department of Education v. Career Colleges and Schools of Texas (petitions, motions, briefs, opinions, and attorneys)
- SCOTUSblog case file for Department of Education v. Career Colleges and Schools of Texas
Footnotes
- ↑ U.S. Supreme Court, "No. 24-413," June 27, 2025
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Supreme Court of the United States, ""24-413 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION V. CAREER COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS OF TEXAS QP"", January 10, 2025
- ↑ Supreme Court of the United States, ""No. 24-413 Department of Education v. Career Colleges and Schools of Texas," accessed January 30, 2025
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ SupremeCourt.gov, "The Supreme Court at Work: The Term and Caseload," accessed January 24, 2022