The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts provisionally granted the motions to intervene filed by AAU and the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts (AICUM) in the case brought by 17 plaintiff states challenging the rollout of the ACTS survey to the IPEDS data collection. The judge also granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) which extends the deadline to complete the ACTS survey for AAU and AICUM members through April 14, 2026 and scheduled an April 13, 2026 hearing on the pending motions.