A recent executive order attacks DEI accreditation standards as courts block enforcement of the Department of Education’s Dear Colleague Letter on race. On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14279 (EO)...more
5/12/2025
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Dear Colleague Letter ,
Department of Education ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Funding ,
First Amendment ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Title VI
The U.S. Court of Appeals will expedite its review of appeal of preliminary injunction. On March 14, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted the Government’s motion for a temporary stay of a district...more
Despite court ruling, educational institutions face continuing enforcement uncertainty pursuant to the February 14 “Dear Colleague Letter” issued by the Department of Education - On February 21, 2025, a federal court in...more
2/25/2025
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Dear Colleague Letter ,
Department of Education ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Equal Protection ,
Executive Orders ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
First Amendment ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Separation of Powers ,
Title VI
Based on First Amendment concerns, the Eleventh Circuit has blocked enforcement of provisions in Florida’s Stop WOKE Act that would restrict mandatory trainings endorsing DEI concepts.
The Second Circuit has rejected a...more
The court finds that the addition to the Florida Civil Rights Act turns the First Amendment “upside down.”
A federal court granted a preliminary injunction against the controversial Stop WOKE Act on First Amendment...more
The new Florida expansion of the Florida Civil Rights Act faces an immediate legal challenge.
The controversial Stop WOKE Act amends the Florida Civil Rights Act to define certain mandatory DEI programs as prohibited racial...more
4/26/2022
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Enforcement ,
First Amendment ,
Florida ,
Governor DeSantis ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Public Policy ,
Race Discrimination ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Stop Woke Act ,
Title VII
A review of key legal developments for nonprofit organizations at the federal and state levels in 2019 and 2020.
Antitrust enforcement continues against nonprofits.
Nonprofits have litigated in other areas, including...more
1/4/2021
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Board of Directors ,
Breach of Contract ,
CARES Act ,
Certification Requirements ,
Class Action ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Failure To State A Claim ,
False Advertising ,
First Amendment ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Lanham Act ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Nonprofits ,
Opioid ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Price-Fixing ,
RICO ,
SBA ,
Sherman Act ,
Trade Associations ,
Unjust Enrichment
On October 24th, 2016, United States District Judge Marcia A. Crone issued a preliminary injunction that suspends the implementation of certain portions of President Obama’s Executive Order 13673, called the Fair Pay and Safe...more
10/27/2016
/ Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Blacklist ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
First Amendment ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Pay Transparency ,
Pre-Dispute Arbitration ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour