The state isn't providing schools with guidance and advocates say students who still qualify for lower rates are being asked to pay thousands more.

Maryland federal judge struck down two Trump-era actions targeting DEI programs in schools and universities. She ruled the Education Department illegally threatened to cut funding, and the guidance has been on hold since April.

The 32 defendants are violating antitrust law by agreeing not to compete with each other for early-decision students, the lawsuit said. The universities also mislead applicants by presenting early decision offers as legally binding, it said.