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Justice Building
JUNETEENTH 2026
By rumpolejusticebuilding-blogspot-com
Pino closings Monday. Maybe we will watch. Maybe not. Our 2021 Juneteenth post admitted our ignorance. We knew little or nothing about the day and its meaning. We become stronger when…
State AG Blog
State AG News: Administrative Law, Antitrust, Civil Rights (June 11-17, 2026)
By Toni Michelle Jackson, Joanna Rosen Forster, Meaghan Katz
Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Below are the updates from June…
The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog
Warp Speed Ahead: Agencies Move Quickly to Implement Anti-DEI Clause
By Keeley McCarty, Robbie Pratt, Jaeho Lee, Jacob Green
Contractors have begun receiving modifications to existing contracts implementing the new DEI clause mandated by Executive Order 14398 “Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors.” Shortly after the executive order, the…
Labor & Employment Insights
Flipping the Script: The EEOC’s Lawsuit Against the New York Times Takes Aim at “Reverse” Discrimination
By Timia A. Skelton, Jennifer M. Trulock
On May 5, 2026, the EEOC filed suit against the New York Times (NYT) in the Southern District of New York for engaging in DEI-related discrimination. The lawsuit alleges that…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
SBA’s Proposed 8(a) Rule Flips the Script: DEI Programs Could Now Be Evidence of Social Disadvantage
By By: Joseph E. Ashman, Cameron W. Ellis
In doing so, the proposed rule appears to flip the old presumption on its head, allowing the existence of the prior presumption to serve as evidence of discrimination against those…
Original Source
Challenging Executive Order on DEI, States Say It Gets FCA Materiality Wrong
By Kristin Graham Koehler, Jaime L.M. Jones, Scott D. Stein, H. Boyd Greene IV, Kyle J. Fiet, Joseph R. LoCascio
On June 10, 2026, nineteen states and the District of Columbia filed an Administration Procedure Act suit challenging President Trump’s Executive Order No. 14398 (the EO), on which we have…
The Justice Gap
MPs highlight ‘seriously wrong’ judicial appointments process
By Jon Robins
An influential committee of MPs has called the judicial appointment system ‘seriously wrong’ highlighting as ‘shocking’ the fact that only 1% of Crown Court judges are Black. Ahead of the…
Global Policy Watch
EEOC’s New National Enforcement Plan Signals Shift Toward Intentional Discrimination and DEI Enforcement
By Lindsay Burke, Evan Parness, Carolyn Rashby, Alex Thomson
On June 4, 2026, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) approved its National Enforcement Plan (“NEP”) for FY2025 – FY2029, rescinding and replacing the agency’s FY2024 – FY2028 Strategic Enforcement…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Federal Contractor DEI Ban Under Fire Again: State Coalition Targets Agency Rollout
Quick Hits Twenty states and the District of Columbia, acting in their capacity as federal contractors, have filed suit challenging the FAR Council’s implementing actions for EO 14398, arguing those…
Health Law Rx
A Sliding Door to the Future of Healthcare Enforcement: Will We Soon See DEI-Based False Claims Act Settlements in Healthcare?
The U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) first False Claims Act (FCA) settlement under its new Civil Rights Fraud Initiative offers key insight for federal contractors, federal funding recipients and healthcare…