On April 16, 2025, U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) that covers all institutions in all states nationwide in the case filed by AAU, APLU, ACE, and nine impacted higher education institutions against the U.S. Department of Energy. The judge’s order prevents the administration “…from implementing, instituting, maintaining, or giving effect to the DOE Policy Flash: Adjusting Department of Energy Grant Policy for Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) (the ‘Rate Cap Policy’) in any form.