On April 7, Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV. of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts provisionally granted the motions to intervene filed by the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges, Maine Independent Colleges Association, North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities, Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges and Universities, and the Independent College Group, in the case brought by 17 plaintiff states challenging the rollout of the ACTS survey to the IPEDS data collection. Similar to the order for AAU and AICUM, the judge also granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) which extends the deadline to complete the ACTS survey for the proposed intervenors and their constituent institutions through April 14, 2026 and scheduled an April 13, 2026 hearing on the pending motions.