State of Maryland v. United States Department of Education

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) STATE OF MARYLAND, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) No. 1:17-cv-2139 (KBJ) ) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ) EDUCATION, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION In 2014, the United States Department of Education (“DOE”) promulgated a series of regulations that were designed to counteract the deceptive marketing that certain for-profit colleges and universities use to entice students to take on large amounts of debt in order to pursue what can turn out to be worthless degrees or credentials. See generally Program Integrity:…