Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities v. Duncan
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
870 F. Supp. 2d 133 (2012)
Relevant factsFree
The DOE (defendant) set a debt-repayment compliance threshold at the lowest quarter of programs, justifying that specific level only by asserting a lower threshold wouldn't be meaningful and a higher one would affect too many programs; APSCU (plaintiff) challenged the entire gainful-employment rule, including debt-measurement and disclosure provisions, as unlawful.
IssueFree
Whether a rule promulgated by a federal agency under the Administrative Procedure Act is reviewed under an arbitrary-and-capricious standard.
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