Federal Contractors Face Uncertainty as Multi-State Coalition Challenges Executive Order 14398’s Anti-DEI Contracting Provisions

Dominique L. Casimir and Christina Manfredi McKinley● Overview Federal contractors: take notice. A significant lawsuit recently filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland challenges Executive Order (“EO”) No. 14398, “Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors,” which President Trump issued on March 26, 2026. State of Maryland v. Hegseth, Case No. 1:26-cv-02322, was filed on … Continue reading “Federal Contractors Face Uncertainty as Multi-State Coalition Challenges Executive Order 14398’s Anti-DEI Contracting Provisions”

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