Education Department Drops Its Appeal and Abandons the Anti-DEI 'Dear Colleague' Letter

Date

Jan 22, 2026

Outcome

Administration lost

Posture

Interim

Party

United States

Source

k12dive.com ↗

Publisher

K-12 Dive

Disposition

The Education Department dismissed its appeal, leaving Judge Gallagher's August 2025 preliminary injunction against the Dear Colleague letter in place; related anti-DEI litigation continued.

Caveat

The administration dismissed its own appeal, leaving the injunction against it in place.

Ledger id

1577

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