The Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium, Inc. (MAEC), the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the NAACP Tennessee State Conference, and the Somerville-Fayette NAACP filed suit against the U.S. Department of Education and its Secretary, challenging the termination of the Equity Assistance Center (EAC) grant awarded to MAEC. The plaintiffs contend that the Department’s decision was arbitrary, capricious, and unconstitutional, violating civil rights law, the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), the First Amendment, the constitutional rights to equal protection and due process, and the separation of powers. They seek declaratory and injunctive relief to reinstate the EAC grant and prevent future unlawful terminations.
