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On Wednesday, March 25, AAU filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit brought by 17 state attorneys general in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts challenging the overly burdensome nature and rushed roll-out of the Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACT
On March 16, 2026, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order granting the Trump Administration's unopposed motion to voluntarily dismiss its appeal.
On February 18, 2026, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order granting the Trump Administration's unopposed motion to voluntarily dismiss its appeal, vacating and declaring the DOD's 15% indirect cost rate policy invalid.
On February 10, 2026, the Trump Administration filed a motion to dismiss its appeal in the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in the AAU, ACE, APLU case challenging the Department of Defense’s policy to cap indirect costs at 15%.
On December 29, 2025, AAU and the Chamber of Commerce filed an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit challenging district court’s decision.
On Tuesday December 9, the government of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts’ decision vacating the Department of Defense policy capping indirect costs at 15%.
AAU and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have joined together in a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security, challenging the $100,000 petition fee employers are required to pay for employees working with an H-1B visa.
On Wednesday October 15, Judge Brian E. Murphy of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a final judgment in AAU’s joint lawsuit, vacating the Department of Defense policy capping indirect cost rates at 15%.
On September 30, 2025, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order granting the Trump Administration's unopposed motion to voluntarily dismiss its appeal.