TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jun 11, 2025

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and Students for Fair Admissions Inc. filed an anti-discrimination lawsuit today against the U.S. Department of Education and its Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) program. The lawsuit challenges the program’s eligibility criteria, which limits access to federal funding for needy students to colleges and universities where at least 25% of the undergraduate full-time equivalent student body is Hispanic. The plaintiffs argue that HSI program’s requirement is unconstitutional and are asking the court to strike down the enrollment-based limitation on access to grants.