AG Ford announced that on Friday, Jan. 16, the District Court for the District of Columbia granted a motion for preliminary injunction in two consolidated lawsuits filed by the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) against the Department of Education for the department’s unlawful cancellation of over 100 federal TRIO Program (TRIO) grants. 

 
AG Ford and AG Campbell, led a coalition of 22 AG in filing an amicus brief in support of COE’s two lawsuits on the matter. 
 
“The decision in these cases is a win for Nevada’s children and for the future of our state. I know firsthand what TRIO funds can do because I benefitted from one of these programs when I was a child and my family was struggling to make ends meet. Upward Bound, the TRIO program I participated in, saved my life. I want other children in these situations to have the same support that I did. I am thrilled the court has issued a preliminary injunction in this case so children will not lose this opportunity.” – AG Ford