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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Law and the Workplace
Federal Court Issues Partial Preliminary Injunction Halting Enforcement of DEI-Related EOs
By Evandro Gigante, Keisha-Ann Gray, Guy Brenner, Steven J. Pearlman, Olympia Karageorgiou, Justin Chuang
Last Updated: 3/5/2025 On February 21, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland issued a preliminary injunction pausing enforcement of several provisions of President Trump’s DEI-related executive…
The Employer Report
*UPDATED* Maryland Court Denies Trump Administration’s Request to Stay Preliminary Injunction Blocking DEI Executive Orders – What US Employers Need to Know Today
By Michael E. Brewer, Caroline Burnett, Susan F. Eandi, Elizabeth Ebersole, Kimberly Franko, Autumn Sharp, Adeola Olowude
** UPDATE ** On March 3, 2025, the federal judge in the Maryland lawsuit denied the Trump administration’s request to stay the preliminary injunction discussed below. The judge ruled that…
Government Contracts Navigator
Preliminary Injunction Granted Related to DEI-Related Executive Orders—Takeaways for Government Contractors
Dominique L. Casimir ● In the four weeks since President Trump issued Executive Order (“EO”) 14151 (“Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing”) and EO 14173 (“Ending Illegal Discrimination…
GovCon & Trade
DEI Executive Orders Enjoined by Maryland District Court
On February 21, the Maryland District Court issued an injunction prohibiting the administration from implementing requirements in Executive Order (EO) 14151, Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing,…
Subject to Inquiry
Department of Justice Suggests “Aggressive” Enforcement of False Claims Act
By Edwin O. Childs, Brett Barnett, Jack White, Farnaz Farkish Thompson, Michael J. Podberesky, Jason M. Vespoli, John Sullivan
In a speech to the Federal Bar Association’s annual qui tam conference on Feb. 20, 2025, Michael Granston, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Commercial Litigation Branch at the U.S. Department of…
HR Law Watch
Court Enjoins Bulk of President Trump’s DEI Executive Order, Democratic State AGs Offer Guidance on ‘Lawful’ Practices
By Denise M. Keyser, Noah Jennings
Reverberations from the Trump administration’s recent executive order (EO) denouncing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices intensified on February 21, 2025, when a federal judge in Baltimore issued a nationwide…
The Right Coast
ABA Legal Ed council suspends accreditation standard focused on diversity
Updated: The council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar has suspended enforcement of the accreditation standard originally titled Diversity and Inclusion until Aug. 31…
Nonprofit Law Blog
Highlights from the ABA Exempt Organizations Committee Meeting 2/20/25
Here are some of the highlights from the American Bar Association Exempt Organizations Committee meeting held on February 20 as part of the ABA Midyear Tax Meeting. As with all of our…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
District Court Halts Key Portions of Trump EOs on DEI
A federal district court this week issued a nationwide preliminary injunction halting key portions of President Trump's executive orders on diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in the government and the…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Federal Court Preliminarily Blocks Key Parts of President Trump’s Orders Restricting DEI at Private Employers
By By T. Scott Kelly, Nonnie L. Shivers, Publisher, Zachary V. Zagger
Quick Hits A federal court in Maryland preliminarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing executive orders that seek to eliminate DEI programs and initiatives in the federal government and private…