This is pretty in the weeds, but of interest to a lot of teachers and administrators.

Utah education board wins immunity in curriculum dispute

By George Basharis, J.D.

A curriculum vendor’s copyright and business interference claims failed after a federal court determined that Utah’s education board is entitled to Eleventh Amendment immunity as an arm of the state.

A longstanding curriculum provider for Utah’s Mandarin language immersion program cannot pursue copyright infringement and related business tort claims against the Utah State Board of Education because the board is shielded by Eleventh Amendment immunity, a federal court has concluded. The ruling stems from the board’s decision to stop purchasing the company’s online language-learning licenses and instead work with a competing vendor (Mandarin Matrix Ltd. v. Utah State Board Of Education, No. 2:25-cv-01067-DBB-CMR (D. Utah Jun. 18, 2026)).

Background. The lawsuit was filed by Mandarin Matrix Limited, a Hong Kong company, and its U.S. affiliate, Mandarin Matrix Inc., which had supplied curriculum materials for Utah’s Chinese Dual Language Immersion program since 2014. According to the complaint, the companies provided printed educational materials and access to an online platform known as the Mandarin Matrix Online Classroom to schools participating in the statewide program.

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